South Korea cooperates with evacuation of Japanese nationals from Israel; humanitarian assistance from Japan and South Korea continues after the coronavirus pandemic

It has become a hot topic that the South Korean government has evacuated its own citizens as well as Japanese people from Israel, where fighting with the Islamic organization Hamas continues. This time, South Korea comes as Japan-Korea relations are on track to improve.
Commenting on the government's cooperation, Asahi Shimbun reported, ``This shows that cooperation between Japan and South Korea is increasing in dealing with global crises.''
The South Korean government dispatches military transport planes to Israel, where armed conflict continues. Outside Korea
According to the Ministry of Communications (equivalent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), the decision to dispatch military aircraft was made after considering the urgent situation and considering which aircraft could be dispatched most quickly. Because there were seats available, the South Korean government announced on the night of the 12th,
Through the South Korean embassy in Israel, they were approached about allowing Japanese nationals to board military transport planes. A transport plane carrying 163 Korean nationals, 51 Japanese and 6 Singaporeans arrived in Israel on the morning of the 14th.
We departed from Ben Gurion Airport and arrived at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, a suburb of Seoul, just before 11 p.m. The series of responses were also reported by various Japanese media. Korean military and Korean government on the internet
Comments expressing gratitude to the prefecture have been posted one after another. On the 15th, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa spoke by phone with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin and expressed her gratitude for the South Korean government's cooperation. In addition, in the future,
Japan also expressed its position of actively cooperating if the situation arises. Meanwhile, it was reported that a chartered flight arranged by the Japanese government was charged a fare of 30,000 yen per person. The Japanese government's response to this
, some have criticized the fact that South Korean military transport planes were free of charge. Eight Japanese people were on board the chartered plane arranged by the Japanese government. Departed from Tel Aviv airport on the 14th and departed on the morning of the next day, the 15th.
arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Regarding the Japanese government's response, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on the 16th that the decision was made based on the fact that many people departed on commercial flights at their own expense.
He explained that it was an appropriate decision, and acknowledged that it was appropriate. However, the government's response was, ``The Japanese government takes 30,000 yen from emergency evacuees,'' ``I'm appalled at the stinginess of charging for chartered flights,'' and ``South Korea is doing good.
The Japanese were forced to evacuate to Seoul, but the Japanese government took 30,000 yen per person and sent the 8 to Dubai? ” has been criticized mainly on the internet. On the 15th, the word "paid 30,000 yen" was posted.
It became a trend on SNS. In addition, the weekly photography magazine FLASH has recently announced that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been receiving nicknames such as ``tax increase glasses'' mainly on the internet.
-In response to the Japanese government's response to the flight, Prime Minister Kishida finally pointed out that he was being called a ``money-geeking glasses'' on the internet. On the other hand, on the internet there was a message saying, ``Due to personal circumstances, I am not in Israel.
"I think it's normal for the person in question to pay the necessary expenses to stay in a country and evacuate from there." "It's reasonable to bear the cost. There's no point in comparing it with other countries." "It's not a question of money. It's quick. Saga is the best
There have also been comments such as "Ahead." Regarding humanitarian cooperation between Japan and South Korea, in May 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 virus outbreak, South Korea was diagnosed with acute leukemia while staying in India.
It became a hot topic at the time that a young girl boarded a plane arranged by the Japanese government in response to a request for assistance and returned to South Korea. The girl was trying to return to South Korea with her family to receive treatment, but at the time,
International flight operations have been suspended due to COVID-19, and the local Korean embassy has requested cooperation from various countries. In response, the Japanese government included women on special flights operated by Japanese airlines for Japanese nationals returning to the country.
We secured seats for the child and his family. The event was called the ``Children's Day Miracle'' at the time because the girl returned to the country on May 5th.
In April of this year, South Korea ordered the evacuation of Japanese people from Sudan in northeastern Africa, which is in turmoil due to fighting.
The government supported it.