DETROIT (WXYZ) — Japan's consulate in Detroit is correcting earlier media reports that a travel warning was issued to its citizens following mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.

According to a statement from Consul General Tsutomu Nakagawa, Consulate General of Japan in Detroit, the notice sent by email on Aug. 4 to Japanese residents in Michigan and Ohio was to "inform them of the nature of the event that occurred in Dayton earlier that same day."

The consulate general added that the notice was to inquire if local Japanese residents were harmed in the shootings in any way, in order to provide resources to them.

The Associated Press reported on Aug. 8 that several countries were issuing warnings – at varying levels – for travel to the U.S. following the mass shootings. Those countries included Venezuela, Uruguay and Japan.

The AP noted that Japan issued more of a "general warning" to its citizens via email, citing that the consulate mentioned the potential for gun violence while referring to the U.S. as a "gun society."

Read the consulate general's full statement below: