The Japanese government decided Monday to dispatch a medical team to India to provide emergency aid to victims of last week's earthquake, the Foreign Ministry said.
The team is scheduled to depart today with medical equipment and supplies for a stay expected to last about two weeks, the ministry said.
A powerful quake hit India's western state of Gujarat on Friday, killing more than 6,000 people and injuring some 14,500 others as of Sunday afternoon. It damaged residences, buildings and infrastructure.