9月17日，在内阁改组当天，日本外务大臣茂木敏充抵达东京的首相官邸。
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi arrives at the Prime Minister's Office on the day of a Cabinet reshuffle, in Tokyo on Sept. 17. | REUTERS Jiji Oct 1, 2026 Japan and Germany on Thursday signed a memorandum of cooperation on the evacuation of each other’s citizens in the event of a conflict or disaster in a third country.
2026年10月1日：日本与德国周四签署了一份合作备忘录，旨在在第三方国家发生冲突或灾难时互相撤离公民。
The memorandum was signed by Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and German Ambassador to Japan Petra Sigmund at the Foreign Ministry.
该备忘录由日本外务大臣茂木敏充与德国驻日大使佩特拉·西格蒙德（Petra Sigmund）在外交部共同签署。
It calls for the two countries to share information on crisis management and evacuation plans in peacetime and provide mutual support, including transportation, in emergencies.
根据备忘录，两国将在和平时期共享危机管理及撤离计划的相关信息，并在紧急情况下提供相互支持（包括交通方面的协助）。
Since 2024, Japan has established similar arrangements with South Korea, Australia, Canada, Britain and Brazil.
自2024年以来，日本已与韩国、澳大利亚、加拿大、英国和巴西建立了类似的合作协议；德国成为日本的第六个此类合作伙伴。
Germany is the sixth such partner country.
此前，在2004年科特迪瓦和2013年南苏丹发生冲突时，日本公民均通过德国军用飞机获得了撤离。
In 2004 and 2013, when conflicts erupted in Cote d’Ivoire and South Sudan, respectively, Japanese nationals were evacuated aboard German military aircraft.