Shigeru Ishiba, Prime Minister of Japan, stated on the 4th regarding the emergency martial law situation in Korea, "Since the martial law was declared last night, we have been watching the situation with special and serious attention."
At the Prime Minister's residence on the same day, Prime Minister Ishiba responded to a question about "the safety of Japanese people and the impact on Japan-Korea relations following the declaration of martial law in Korea" by saying, "We are not in a position to comment on the internal affairs of another country."
He emphasized, "Regarding the safety of Japanese people in Korea, we are taking possible measures such as immediately sending consular emails," and added, "We will continue to make every effort to ensure the safety of Japanese people." He also added, "At this point, we have not received any reports of harm to Japanese people."
Regarding reports about coordinating a visit to Korea in January next year, Prime Minister Ishiba said, "Nothing has been concretely decided yet about the visit to Korea." Earlier, Japanese media such as Yomiuri Shimbun reported that Prime Minister Ishiba was coordinating a plan to visit Korea in early next month to hold a summit with President Yoon Suk-yeol. However, since President Yoon declared martial law last night and lifted it after six hours, it is expected that the visit schedule may also be affected.
Gen Nakatani, Japan's Minister of Defense, who has been promoting a visit to Korea this month, also said this morning regarding Korea's emergency martial law situation, "We will watch the situation with extraordinary attention."
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