News 87 Japanese nationals evacuated from Israel and Iran

FM Iwaya announced today that a total of 87 Japanese nationals who had been staying in Israel and Iran had been evacuated to nearby countries by bus due to escalating hostilities between the two nations. He stated that 66 individuals departed from Iran and entered Azerbaijan on Friday, while another group of 21 left Israel and reached Jordan the previous day, on Thursday.



Also on Thursday, Defence Minister Nakatani announced that he had instructed Air Self-Defence Force transport aircraft to be sent to Djibouti, where they are to remain on standby in anticipation of potentially evacuating Japanese nationals from Israel and Iran as tensions between the two nations continue to rise. The directive, issued earlier that morning to the head of the Self-Defence Forces' Joint Operations Command, was made in response to a request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Defence Ministry plans to dispatch two C-2 transport aircraft for the east African country as soon as by the end of this week from the ASDF's Miho Air Base in Tottori Prefecture. The SDF has a facility in Djibouti that serves as a base for anti-piracy operations, allowing aircraft to be on standby and receive maintenance there.

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The government's response is as slow as ever, but I suppose it's better than taking no action at all.

[Breaking News] Japan Deploys Self-Defense Force Aircraft to Djibouti in Preparation for Evacuation of Japanese Nationals from the Middle East (June 21, 2025)

As the exchange of attacks between Israel and Iran continues, Japan has dispatched Self-Defense Force (SDF) transport aircraft to Djibouti in East Africa to prepare for the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East.
At around 2:40 p.m. on June 21, two C-2 transport aircraft departed from Miho Air Base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in Tottori Prefecture, heading for Djibouti.
The aircraft will remain on standby in Djibouti in preparation for the evacuation of Japanese nationals from countries such as Israel and Iran.
The Japanese government is also supporting overland evacuations. As of the morning of June 20, a total of 87 Japanese nationals and their family members had been evacuated from Israel and Iran.
A second bus evacuation from Iran is also scheduled for June 21.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as of June 20, approximately 220 Japanese nationals were staying in Iran, and around 1,000 were in Israel.
[Source: TV Asahi NEWS]