A: Hey there! Got some news, eh?
B: Oh? What's up?
A: Japan's Foreign Ministry warned us about traveling near the Thailand-Cambodia border due to military clashes. They raised the travel advisory level to 3 - that means no trips!
B: Whoa, really? Where exactly are we talking about?
A: It's a 50 km area on the Thai side and 30 km on the Cambodian side from the border. About 450 Japanese citizens are there, but no one has been hurt so far.
B: That sounds serious! What started the fighting?
A: There's a disputed border region, and it seems like the clashes began last Thursday. The ongoing fighting has resulted in over 30 casualties on both sides and forced more than 110,000 people to evacuate. Scary, huh? Let's be careful, okay?
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Japan's Foreign Ministry has advised Japanese citizens to cancel trips to the Thailand-Cambodia border areas amid ongoing military clashes between the two Southeast Asian nations.
The ministry has raised the level of its travel advisory to three, the second highest on a scale of one to four. Level 3 urges Japanese nationals to avoid all travel.
The alert covers areas within 50 kilometers of the border on the Thai side and within 30 kilometers of the border on the Cambodian side.
Ministry officials say about 450 Japanese citizens are located in those areas, and no casualties have been reported.
Armed clashes erupted in the two countries' disputed border region on Thursday. The continued fighting has left more than 30 people dead on both sides and forced a total of over 110,000 people to evacuate.
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Quiz 1:
Where are Japanese citizens advised not to travel due to ongoing military clashes?
A. Vietnam-Laos border areas
B. Thailand-Cambodia border areas
C. Myanmar-China border areas
D. Indonesia-Malaysia border areas
[Answer block]
Answers: Quiz 1: B
Quiz 2:
In which scale does the Japanese Foreign Ministry's travel advisory operate?
A. A five-point scale
B. A six-point scale
C. A four-point scale
D. A two-point scale
[Answer block]
Answers: Quiz 2: C
Quiz 3:
What is the level of the travel advisory issued by Japan's Foreign Ministry in this instance?
A. Level 1 (minimal risk)
B. Level 2 (exercise caution)
C. Level 3 (avoid all travel)
D. Level 4 (do not travel at all)
[Answer block]
Answers: Quiz 3: C
B: Oh? What's up?
A: Japan's Foreign Ministry warned us about traveling near the Thailand-Cambodia border due to military clashes. They raised the travel advisory level to 3 - that means no trips!
B: Whoa, really? Where exactly are we talking about?
A: It's a 50 km area on the Thai side and 30 km on the Cambodian side from the border. About 450 Japanese citizens are there, but no one has been hurt so far.
B: That sounds serious! What started the fighting?
A: There's a disputed border region, and it seems like the clashes began last Thursday. The ongoing fighting has resulted in over 30 casualties on both sides and forced more than 110,000 people to evacuate. Scary, huh? Let's be careful, okay?
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Japan's Foreign Ministry has advised Japanese citizens to cancel trips to the Thailand-Cambodia border areas amid ongoing military clashes between the two Southeast Asian nations.
The ministry has raised the level of its travel advisory to three, the second highest on a scale of one to four. Level 3 urges Japanese nationals to avoid all travel.
The alert covers areas within 50 kilometers of the border on the Thai side and within 30 kilometers of the border on the Cambodian side.
Ministry officials say about 450 Japanese citizens are located in those areas, and no casualties have been reported.
Armed clashes erupted in the two countries' disputed border region on Thursday. The continued fighting has left more than 30 people dead on both sides and forced a total of over 110,000 people to evacuate.
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Quiz 1:
Where are Japanese citizens advised not to travel due to ongoing military clashes?
A. Vietnam-Laos border areas
B. Thailand-Cambodia border areas
C. Myanmar-China border areas
D. Indonesia-Malaysia border areas
[Answer block]
Answers: Quiz 1: B
Quiz 2:
In which scale does the Japanese Foreign Ministry's travel advisory operate?
A. A five-point scale
B. A six-point scale
C. A four-point scale
D. A two-point scale
[Answer block]
Answers: Quiz 2: C
Quiz 3:
What is the level of the travel advisory issued by Japan's Foreign Ministry in this instance?
A. Level 1 (minimal risk)
B. Level 2 (exercise caution)
C. Level 3 (avoid all travel)
D. Level 4 (do not travel at all)
[Answer block]
Answers: Quiz 3: C
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Summary
Japan's Foreign Ministry has raised the travel advisory level to 3 for Thailand-Cambodia border areas due to ongoing military clashes. Level 3 urges Japanese nationals to avoid all travel in a 50km region on the Thai side and 30km on the Cambodian side. Armed conflicts have resulted in over 30
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Category ID: nhk
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250727_08/
Date: July 27, 2025
Created: 2025/07/28 07:02
Updated: 2025/12/08 03:12
Last Read: 2025/07/28 11:17