Underground missile shelter to be built near Tokyo Station

TOKYO - The Tokyo metropolitan government has unveiled a plan to use an underground facility near Tokyo Station as a shelter for residents and tourists in the event of a ballistic missile attack.

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike told a press conference earlier this month that a survey will begin in the current fiscal year through March in preparation for revamping Yaesu Parking Lot, which is located about 2 to 11 meters underground.