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[Global Network Report] According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association on July 22, the Russian side recently notified the Japanese Embassy in Russia that a Japanese man who participated in the war as a Russian combatant died in the battle in Donetsk. The report said that sources revealed that the Japanese was a 29-year-old former Self-Defense Force member born in Osaka, and his body is expected to be returned to his family in Japan.

Screenshot of the NHK report

It is reported that the Japanese man went abroad to fight in November 2023 and died in battle in June this year. It is not clear what he did in the local area during this six-month period.

Previously, as a Japanese mercenary fighting for Russia, 49-year-old Kaneko Daisaku was reported by Russian and Japanese media. Japan's FRIDAY magazine said that Kaneko Daisaku had made military achievements on the front line and his contributions were noticed by Russian media. Kaneko once said in an interview, "Japanese media reports follow the United States, and Russia is described as unforgivable, but what I actually see is not like this", "The United States and NATO are also one of the factors that led to the conflict, but Russia is unilaterally regarded as a bad guy, so I want to stand on the Russian side."

The latest news reported by Japanese media has attracted attention on the Japanese Internet, and some Japanese netizens have associated it with the widely reported Daisaku Kaneko. However, some netizens have pointed out that according to the news exposed by Japanese media, the basic information such as the age of the deceased Japanese does not match Daisaku Kaneko.