Japanese Nationals stayed back in India to fight against COVID-19
5000 Japanese nationals stayed back in India amid coronavirus. The reason they stayed was not because of lockdown. They stayed by choice and vowed to fight against coronavirus together with India. They made a decision together to stay back in India and to help Indians in every possible way.
Who are these Japanese nationals?
These Japanese are professionals in their respective fields. These are management bosses and technocrats. They will not only stay in India until lockdown and will resume their business but will also support the Indian government and people by producing personal protection equipment (PPE) to fight with this deadly virus.
What did JETRO and JCCII say on Japenese nationals?
The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India (JCCII) jointly conducted a survey nation-wide. The survey was for the Japanese community, amidst a rising number of COVID-19 positive cases here. Through the survey, they come to know that most of the Japanese nationals are the elderly, students, trainees, tourists, women, and children.
“The Japanese nationals who are staying back in India are the key professionals in their field. They will take care of businesses when these activities resume after the lockdown period. Till then, they are supporting the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’ call to fight COVID-19 and other initiatives like Stay Home, “ Kenji Sugino, Secretary-General, JCCII told Asian Community News (ACN) Network over the phone.
What Japanese nationalist has to say about staying back in India?
Sugino is one of the Japanese nationals. He followed the PM Modi request like many other Indians and lighted candles on April 5 at 9.00 pm for nine minutes while staying at home in New Delhi. He stayed here by choice and is supporting the government in the best possible way. Almost 50% of the Japanese nationalist from 11,000 staying in India will leave for Japan by April 14 through specially operated chartered flights from different airports in India to Tokyo.
In the last two weeks between March 24 and April 8, about 4000 Japanese nationals, mostly elderlies, women and children left for Japan. They were staying in New Delhi and NCR towns. They went back to their country of origin through the specially operated chartered flights from IGI Airport.
“About 2000 Japanese nationals will leave for Japan. They will leave the country from the airports in Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Chennai. Through nine chartered flights by JAL on April 12, 13 and 14 they will leave for Japan. Each city will arrange three flights each for evacuating Japanese staying in Ahmedabad, Baroda, Surat, Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai and surrounding South Indian cities,” said Sugino.
Chartered flights by JAL
What did Indian aviation authorities will do after shifting them to their country?
The Indian aviation authorities already cleared one thing that after this, no international will be allowed to leave for Japan or any other destination till May 31.
What did JCCII and JETRO need for the manufacture of PPE kits?
“For manufacturing, they need some Japanese companies in the textile sector for making PPEs like facemasks, wind-sheeters and other medical essentials for doctors, nurses and other paramedics,” said JCCII Secretary-General. The Japanese nationalist Kenji Sugino and JETRO Chief Director General Yasuyuki Murahashi are working together on this project.
Yasuyuki Murahashi, Chief Director-General, JETRO in India, and Kenji Sugino, Secretary-General, JCCII.
What Embassy of Japan did for Japanese nationalists?
Embassy of Japan in New Delhi and Japanese Consulate General offices made things easy for Japanese nationals. In other parts of India, they issued special passes for the Japanese nationals. Since, because of the lockdown the private and public transport are shut. So, for smooth travel from their homes to airports to board the flights they issued the passes for them.
The people across the world can sense the seriousness of the pandemic. We all have to come together to combat against the coronavirus.