Tokyo, Rajab 9, 1433, May 30, 2012, SPA - Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said Wednesday that Japan had asked Syrian ambassador Mohamed Ghassan Al-Habash to leave the country. The order was issued because of continuing violence against civilians by the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad, Gemba was quoted as saying by DPA. Western nations, including the United States, Britain, France and Germany expelled Syrian envoys from their capitals on Tuesday to protest against the massacre of more than 100 civilians in the central area of Houla. --SPA 13:23 LOCAL TIME 10:23 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1003218