トンガ支援を検討　木原官房副長官

　木原誠二官房副長官は１７日の記者会見で、南太平洋の島国トンガ沖で起きた海底火山の大規模噴火を受け、同国への支援を検討する考えを示した。「トンガ政府や関係国と緊密にやりとりしている。適切に対応したい」と述べた。
　木原氏は１５日時点で邦人約４０人が同国に滞在していると明かし、「現時点で日本への一時帰国を希望する邦人がいるとは承知していない」と語った。（2022/01/17-20:31）

The Japanese government is considering support for Tonga following Saturday's massive eruption of an undersea volcano off the southern Pacific island nation, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara said Monday.
   "We're closely communicating with the government of Tonga and related countries and hoping to give a proper response" to the situation, Kihara told a news conference.
   On the day, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a message to the Tongan government, saying that he is extremely grieved in regards to the eruption and expressing his country's eagerness to provide as much support as possible.
   As of Saturday, some 40 Japanese nationals were staying in Tonga, according to Kihara. "At the moment, we have no information that there are Japanese who wish to return home temporarily," he said.