Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said at a morning press conference on the 29th that Spanish authorities had told Japan that two Japanese people are listed on the passenger manifest of the high-speed trains that collided and derailed in Toledo province in central Spain, killing at least 68 people.
The Japanese government is working to confirm whether the two are safe, including whether they actually boarded a train. More than 540 people were on the two trains.
Kihara said Japan would gather information from the authorities concerned and do everything it can to protect its nationals. He also said a local response office had been set up at the Japanese embassy in Spain.
What the manifest can and cannot show
A name on a passenger list does not establish that the person traveled. The government has not said whether either person is confirmed to have been on board, and no further details about them have been released.