(22 Jun 2025)
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Tokyo – 22 June 2025
1. Yomiuri Shimbun staff distributing special edition, reporting U.S. military struck three sites in Iran
2. Headline, reading (Japanese) "US attacks Iran’s nuclear sites"
3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Osamu Sasaki, 54-year-old Tokyo resident:
"There were some negative vibes going around worldwide, but with this news, I felt we have finally crossed the line. America listed Iran as a “state sponsor of terrorism" a long time ago, and this means (America) is in it all with Israel."
4. People picking up special edition, eporting U.S. military struck three sites in Iran
5. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Osamu Sasaki, 54-year-old Tokyo resident:
"It is scary, I must admit. America – a country, which is in the center of the world, has stepped into a war again."
6. Wide of Yomiuri Shimbun staff distributing special edition
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Niell O’Connor, tourist from Ireland:
"No, no, no. (The war is) the last thing (we want). Because we’ve seen some horrors over here in Japan and we’ve been to Vietnam and have seen the horrors over there. You know, we’ve seen Northern Ireland and the horrors over there. You know, there’s horror everywhere. There’s horror in America at the moment as well in Los Angeles. It’s not a good thing. We don’t want war. We want peace."
8. Wide of station in Tokyo, bullet train passing by
STORYLINE:
People in Tokyo expressed their concerns, following the news that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday.
Osamu Sasaki, who picked up a copy of a special newspaper editions reporting the attack in front of Yurakucho station in Tokyo, said he feared seeing America "crossing the line" and "heading into another war."
Irish tourist Niell O’Connor was spending his last day in Tokyo while traveling with his wife.
He saw the news alert on his phone, and told the AP "this is not good news."
The United States attacked three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel’s war aimed at destroying the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe that prompted fears of a wider regional conflict.
U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that Iran’s key nuclear sites were "completely and fully obliterated" in an address to the nation from the White House. There was no independent damage assessment.
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran confirmed that attacks took place on its Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz sites, but it insisted that its nuclear programme will not be stopped.
Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog said there were no immediate signs of radioactive contamination at the three locations following the strikes.
It was not clear whether the U.S. would continue attacking Iran alongside its ally Israel, which has been engaged in a war with Iran for nine days.
Trump acted without congressional authorisation, and he warned that there would be additional strikes if Tehran retaliated against U.S. forces.
AP video by Mayuko Ono
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