Korea to send rapid response team to Nagoya for incidents involving Koreans

Published Sep 17, 2026 5:14 pm KST

A screen displays a video promoting the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Wednesday. Yonhap

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 Thursday through Oct. 4, according to the ministry.

The team will work to prevent incidents involving Koreans, establish a cooperation system with local security authorities and monitor security and terrorism trends.

"The number of Koreans visiting Nagoya is expected to rise markedly during this year's Chuseok holiday," the ministry said.

"We will conduct safety checks around competition venues and major tourist attractions, promote safe overseas travel and provide prompt consular assistance in the event of incidents," it added.

发布于2026年9月17日下午5:14（韩国标准时间）

周三，在日本名古屋，一块屏幕上播放着宣传2026年爱知-名古屋亚运会的视频。（韩联社）

韩国外交部周四表示，将在2026年爱知-名古屋亚运会期间向日本名古屋派遣联合政府快速反应小组，以帮助预防和应对涉及韩国公民的事件。

据外交部称，该九人小组由外交部、国家情报局和国家反恐中心的官员组成，将于周四至10月4日部署到位。

该团队将致力于防止涉及韩国人的事件发生，与当地安全部门建立合作机制，并监测安全和恐怖主义趋势。

该部表示：“预计今年中秋节假期期间，到访名古屋的韩国游客数量将显著增加。”

声明还补充道：“我们将对比赛场地和主要旅游景点进行安全检查，促进海外安全旅行，并在发生意外事件时提供及时的领事协助。”