TOKYO -- The Japanese government has created a department to help local authorities devise plans for evacuating residents from islands in the East China Sea during any military emergency in the region, Nikkei has learned.
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Japan to craft evacuation plans for islands near Taiwan
Effort intended to prepare for military emergency in East China Sea
Japan Self-Defense Force soldiers take part in an evacuation drill on Yonaguni island, part of Okinawa prefecture. © Reuters
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