Japanese nationals evacuate from Israel, Iran to neighboring countries
Japan's Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi says about 90 Japanese nationals and their families have safely evacuated from Israel and Iran to neighboring countries.
Iwaya told reporters on Friday morning that 66 people who left Iran had arrived in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, at around 8:15 a.m., Japan time.
He also said that 21 people who evacuated from Israel had reached Jordan's capital, Amman, at around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Japan time.
Medical attaches and other Japanese embassy officials are taking care of the evacuees. They say they have found no health problems.
Iwaya said the second round of evacuations from Iran by bus will take place as early as Saturday.
He said the government will do whatever it can to secure the safety of Japanese nationals while closely monitoring developments.
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