Daily brief
Japan is arranging to evacuate its citizens from the Middle East as soon as early next week, according to government sources.
Two Myanmar nationals were arrested in Tokyo on suspicion of performing unlicensed cosmetic surgery.
A Japanese Air Force member was arrested in connection with a refund fraud scheme.
The Pentagon's third-ranking official stated that Japan understands the need to increase defense budgets 'better than anybody'.
Foreigners using fake police uniforms to scam victims in Japan were arrested in Hanoi.