07/03/2026
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Japan is launching an emergency airlift to evacuate its citizens from the Middle East.
The Japanese government is arranging charter flights as regional airport closures strand many nationals.
Evacuations will move people overland from Kuwait and the Emirates to safer hubs in Saudi Arabia.
Officials raised the travel advisory to Level 3 for six nations across the Persian Gulf.
This crisis follows an escalation in conflict triggered by the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
Retaliatory strikes have spread to countries hosting American military bases where many Japanese live.
Anxious citizens are being urged to avoid all nonessential travel to the affected Gulf regions.
The Foreign Ministry is prioritizing the safety of its people as the geopolitical situation worsens.
