Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took to Twitter on Sunday, thanking U.S. President Donald Trump and French leader Emmanuel Macron for offering their condolences a day earlier for those who died in the heavy flooding in western Japan.
"Sincerely appreciate Donald's warm words of condolences and solidarity, and precious support from the U.S. including volunteers from the U.S. Forces in Iwakuni," Abe tweeted in English. "I'm confident that the bond of our countries will be further fortified through such an ordeal, as we've done so many times."
Trump tweeted his condolences late Saturday over the disaster, which has killed more than 200 people, according to local media reports.