Japan Foreign Min. Draws Flak over Costumes Used in Antiterror Drill
Tokyo, Sept. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Foreign Ministry has drawn criticism on social media that costumes used in its antiterrorism drill this month were associated with the Middle East and the Islamic world. Following the backlash, the ministry deleted a photo of the drill from its social media post. "We took various opinions seriously," Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said at a press co...
Japan's Foreign Ministry has faced backlash on social media over the costumes used in an antiterrorism drill held last month. The ministry took down a photo of the drill from its social media post following the criticism. Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi explained the deletion of the photo during a press conference on Friday, stating that various opinions were taken into serious consideration.
Motegi emphasized that the drill is crucial for the protection of Japanese nationals and highlighted that the ministry will work to release appropriate information at the right time and provide careful explanations. The drill took place on September 10 at a government facility in Tokyo, involving a security firm. The ministry initially reported the drill on X, accompanying it with a photo depicting a scene where a terrorist wearing a headscarf was covering a hostage's head with a bag.
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