Japan will make every effort to ensure the safety of its nationals, the government said Tuesday, as the death toll continues to rise from large-scale attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas and retaliatory strikes from the Israel Defense Forces.The government has not received any reports of casualties or injuries to Japanese people since Saturday's flare-up in the long-running conflict, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a regular press conference.There are still "a small number of Japanese" remaining in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, the top government spokesman said, whil…READ FULL ARTICLE
