日本政府は、中東でのイラン情勢の影響で日本人国民の避難に備え、土曜日に自衛隊輸送機をモルディブに派遣する。オマーンとサウジアラビアから日曜日にチャーター便を運航し、帰国を支援する。政府は費用を負担し、高齢者や妊婦を優先する方針だ。
日本政府は、米国・イスラエル軍とイランの対立激化による中東地域の緊張の高まりを受け、日本人国民の安全確保を優先している。金曜日、内閣官房長官の木原稔氏は記者会見で、自衛隊輸送機をインド洋の島国モルディブに待機させることを発表した。この措置は、中東での予期せぬ事態に備えたもので、土曜日の派遣が予定されている。
一方、日曜日のチャーター便については、オマーンとサウジアラビアから日本人駐在員とその家族を対象に運航する。申請者が定員を超える可能性があるため、高齢者や妊婦に優先権が与えられる。政府は全費用を負担し、迅速な帰国を支援する方針だ。
木原氏は会見で、「中東情勢の状況に影響を受けた日本人国民の避難に備える」と述べた。これらの措置は、地域のエスカレートする紛争に対する日本政府の対応の一環であり、国民の保護を目的としている。
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South Korea and Japan agreed on January 30 to resume joint naval search and rescue exercises after nine years during a meeting at Japan's Yokosuka base. The decision aims to strengthen defense cooperation between the two nations. The ministers discussed expanding collaboration in areas like artificial intelligence and space.
Japan's Foreign Ministry announced plans to evacuate nationals from four Middle Eastern countries using chartered aircraft amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. The ministry has raised danger advisories for these nations, plus Saudi Arabia and Oman, to the second-highest level 3, urging citizens to avoid all travel.
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Following the announcement of evacuation plans, Japan has accelerated operations to bring home its nationals from the Middle East amid the spreading Iran conflict. On Sunday, 107 arrived at Narita Airport via government-chartered flight. On Monday, 208 evacuated from Qatar reached Saudi Arabia, with around 300 more, including those from Kuwait and Bahrain, scheduled to arrive in Japan on Tuesday.
Indonesia's Transportation Ministry assures that international flights continue operating amid Middle East tensions. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation denies reports of a full suspension.
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More than 200 Korean nationals stranded in the United Arab Emirates due to the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict returned home Monday aboard a chartered flight. The Etihad Airways plane carried 203 Koreans and three foreign family members, arriving at Incheon International Airport after departing Abu Dhabi. This marked the first such flight organized by Seoul to evacuate citizens from the UAE.
At talks this week, Japanese and Australian defense chiefs warned that global crises, including in the Middle East, must not create a security vacuum in the Indo-Pacific. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said a shifting geostrategic environment is prompting the quasi-allies to rethink arms production cooperation.
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Escalating tensions from US-Israeli strikes on Iran—codenamed 'Operation Epic Fury,' reportedly killing supreme leader Ali Khamenei—and Iranian missile retaliation have shut down airspace across the Middle East since February 28, 2026. Thousands of flights canceled daily, stranding hundreds of thousands at hubs like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, and Israel. Airlines including Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways suspended operations with limited resumptions on March 2. The UK FCDO updated warnings for 21 countries, advising against all but essential travel to several nations and shelter-in-place for British nationals.