The fourth government-chartered plane carrying Japanese residents and their Chinese spouses arrived from Hubei Province, China, at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday morning.
Most Japanese residents in Hubei Province whose desire it was to return to Japan have been able to do so.
This list of 198 travelers who returned on this day included 119 Japanese nationals, 77 Chinese citizens and two Taiwanese. A total of 763 people have returned on government-chartered flights, including on three arrivals between Jan. 28 and 30.
"Most of the Japanese people in Hubei Province who wanted to return home have returned," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a Friday-morning press conference. There are still some people in Hubei province who want to return home, and the government will continue to support their repatriation.
In addition to Hubei Province, 15 cities, including Chongqing and other municipalities in Zhejiang, Shandong, Heilongjiang and Jiangsu provinces, have taken measures to restrict travel, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
The ministry on Thursday issued overseas travel safety information (spot safety information), advising Japanese residents in China to return temporarily to Japan as soon as possible.
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