Korea to send rapid response team to Nagoya for incidents involving Koreans
The foreign ministry said Thursday it will dispatch a joint government rapid response team to Nagoya, Japan, during the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games to help prevent and respond to incidents involving Korean nationals. The nine-member team consists of officials from the foreign ministry, the National Intelligence Service and the National Counter-Terrorism Center, and will be deployed from…
The South Korean foreign ministry announced Thursday that a rapid response team will be sent to Nagoya, Japan, for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The team of nine members will be tasked with preventing and responding to incidents involving Korean nationals. Officials from the foreign ministry, National Intelligence Service, and National Counter-Terrorism Center will form the team.
They will be deployed from Thursday until October 4. The team's primary goals include preventing incidents involving Koreans, establishing a cooperation system with local security forces, and monitoring security and terrorism trends. The ministry predicts a significant increase in Korean visitors to Nagoya during this year's Chuseok holiday, urging the team to be extra vigilant.
They plan to conduct safety checks around competition venues and popular tourist spots, promote safe overseas travel, and provide quick consular assistance if any incidents occur.
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