TOKYO -- The Japanese government is exploring the construction of bomb shelters on the southernmost Okinawa islands near Taiwan to protect residents from missile attacks in the event of a military conflict in the Taiwan Strait.
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People shelter inside a subway station in Kyiv, Ukraine, during a Russian missile attack. Such scenes have spurred Japanese politicians to pursue the building of more bomb shelters. © Reuters
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