Japan Shows Evacuation Plan for Taiwan Contingency

   Tokyo, March 27 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government published Thursday an evacuation plan for the roughly 120,000 people on remote southwestern islands, drawn up with a possible conflict over Taiwan in mind.
   The plan, which calls for evacuating 20,000 people per day over six days to Japanese main islands using Self-Defense Forces and coast guard ships and civilian ferries and aircraft, covers actions to be taken in the first month of a contingency.
   The government will continue to review and revise the plan. It will conduct live drills for putting the plan into practice.
   The plan covers Miyakojima, Taramajima, Ishigakijima, Taketomijima, Yonagunijima and other islands in the Sakishima island chain of Okinawa Prefecture.
   Under the plan, approximately 110,000 residents of the islands and about 10,000 tourists will be transported to Fukuoka and Kagoshima airports and Kagoshima Port.

(2025/03/27-21:45)

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