Japan draws up plan to evacuate 120,000 Okinawa islanders near Taiwan

Japan on Thursday unveiled a plan to evacuate about 120,000 people from southern islets near Taiwan, regarded by China as its territory, in case of an emergency.Ships and planes would be able to transport around 110,000 residents and 10,000 visitors from the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture to eight southwestern and western prefectures within six days under the plan.With tensions between China and Taiwan escalating, the Japanese government said it plans to conduct field drills for evacuations from the southern prefecture of Okinawa in fiscal 2026 from April next year.The evacuees are…READ FULL ARTICLE