Ukraine/Poland/Japan
About the three countries
The histories of Ukraine, Poland, and Japan, each with its own unique characteristics, have been shaped by their interactions with other countries in the vast region of Eastern Europe and Asia. Each country has formed its own culture and nation, sometimes cooperating, sometimes conflicting.
| Ukraine | Poland | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| CapitalKyiv | CapitalWarsaw | CapitalTokyo |
| Official languageUkrainian | Official languagePolish | Official languageJapanese |
| Land area603,700㎢ | Land area312,679㎢ | Land area377,974㎢ |
| Population43.73 million (2020) | Population37.84 million (2020) | Population126.14 million (2020) |
| Population density75 persons/㎢ | Population density124 persons/㎢ | Population density333 persons/㎢ |
1939-45: The Second World War
| Ukraine was the scene of fierce fighting between Germany and the Soviet Union | ||
| 1952 Establishment of the People's Republic of Poland (a satellite state subordinate to the Soviet Union) | 1952 Sovereignty was restored by the San Francisco Peace Treaty. | |
| 1954 Crimean Peninsula transferred from Russia to Ukraine | ||
| 1972 Reversion of Okinawa to Japanese administration | ||
| 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident | ||
| 1989 Non-communist government formed | ||
| 1991 Became independent with the dissolution of the Soviet Union | ||
| 1995 Joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) | 1995Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake | |
| 1999 Joined NATO | ||
| 2004 Joined EU | ||
| 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake | ||
| 2014 Russia's annexation of Crimea | ||
| 2022 2.24 Russian invasion of Ukraine began | ||
Historical Episodes
| Ukraine | Poland | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| 1920Starving Polish Orphans from Siberia 765 orphans from Siberia | ||
| Koki, the third son of Markan Borishko from Kharkov (mother is Japanese), was a yokozuna in the Showa period (1926-1989). Koki (mother is Japanese), the third son of Markan Borishko, a native of Kharkov, was a great yokozuna of the Showa period under the name "Taiho. | ||
| 1995・6 Invitation to 60 orphans from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake | ||
Math Olympiad Competition Results for 3 countries (last 5 years)
| Ukraine | Poland | Japan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4th | 9th | 13th |
| 2019 | 11th | 10th | 13th |
| 2020 | 11th | 6th | 18th |
| 2021 | 6th | 3th | 25th |
| 2022 | Absent | 12th | 8th |