Japan is evacuating government aid workers from South Sudan and a military transport plane would help other Japanese citizens leave the country after fighting erupted in the capital Juba,
Chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said, the 47 Japan international cooperation agency personnel are preparing to fly out of South Sudan on a charter flight, the Japanese government spokesman said at a press briefing in Tokyo.
Suga said, there are around 70 Japanese in Juba and they have confirmed that all are safe, he added, a c-130 transport aircraft will be deployed on standby to Japan’s self-defense force base in Djibouti, about 3,000 kms east of Juba.
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