Japanese Ambassador in Samurai Armor

Text on the meme

The Japanese ambassador to Ukraine stayed in Kiev. His great-grandfather's samurai sword and traditional armor was delivered to him from Tokyo, Japan. In a FB post, he declared that the samurai must protect the country in which he is! “Glory to Japan! Glory to Ukraine!”

What it means

A masked man identified as the Japanese ambassador to Ukraine poses indoors wearing elaborate samurai armor, with a Ukrainian coat of arms behind him. The joke exaggerates patriotic solidarity by imagining a Japanese diplomat receiving his ancestor’s armor and becoming a samurai protector of Ukraine, ending with a playful parallel between “Glory to Japan” and “Glory to Ukraine.”

Objects

man in samurai armor / мужчина в самурайских доспехах face mask / маска на лице samurai sword / самурайский меч traditional armor / традиционные доспехи Ukrainian coat of arms / герб Украины framed picture / картина в рамке chair / стул desk / письменный стол indoor room / помещение Japanese flag emoji / эмодзи с флагом Японии Ukrainian flag emoji / эмодзи с флагом Украины