NAHA, Japan -- Okinawa prefecture on Thursday conducted its third tabletop drill on evacuating residents of Japan's closest island chain to Taiwan during a potential crisis in the region.
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Okinawa holds tabletop evacuation drill with eye on Taiwan tensions
Transporting 120,000 residents takes about 6 days under current capacities
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Residents of Japan's Sakishima Islands, located near Taiwan, may need to be evacuated by air or by sea if a crisis erupts in the area. (Photo by Yumiko Urasaki)
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