Japan urges its citizens to leave Lebanon while there are still flights

Tokyo is urging its citizens to leave Lebanon, Japan’s top government spokesman says, with media reporting plans are afoot to dispatch military aircraft to evacuate them.

“We’re currently checking the safety of Japanese citizens living in Lebanon, as well as urging them to leave the country while regular commercial flights remain in operation,” chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi says.

Meanwhile, Japanese media reports that arrangements are currently underway for the government to send military aircraft to Jordan where they will be on stand-by.

The C-2 transport aircraft will be mobilized to evacuate around 50 Japanese citizens currently in Lebanon, media outlets including Kyodo News say, citing unnamed government sources.

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