NAHA, Japan -- Okinawa on Friday conducted its first-ever tabletop exercise on evacuating more than 100,000 people from Japanese islands near Taiwan, amid fears of a military crisis erupting in the region.
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Okinawa simulates evacuating over 100,000 residents, tourists near Taiwan
Japanese authorities practice for emergency near remote islands
Japan's Sakishima Islands, including Yonaguni pictured here, lie between Okinawa's main island and Taiwan. (Photo by Shogo Kodama)
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