A senior government official said on Wednesday that the Japanese defense ministry has begun planning to remove Japanese citizens from Sudan in the aftermath of the country’s horrific unrest.
The Japanese foreign minister sought the use of a plane from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces for the evacuation, according to Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno.
Matsuno said that the government would “continue to do its utmost” to safeguard Japanese people in the nation. This includes working closely with the G7 and other key countries to ensure the safe departure of Japanese citizens.
On Wednesday, Matsuno informed reporters that there were around 60 Japanese people in Sudan, and that the government had spoken with all of them and established that they were all secure.
Heavy gunfire disrupted a 24-hour truce in Sudan on Tuesday.
According to UN Ambassador Volker Perthes, airstrikes and fighting in Khartoum, as well as turmoil across Sudan, have killed at least 185 people and injured over 1,800 more as a consequence of confrontation between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
