The land ministry and local governments agreed Friday to ask residents of condominium complexes with quake-resistance levels found to be less than half the state standard to voluntarily vacate their homes.
The ministry and the municipalities will issue an evacuation advisory next week, but if the residents refuse to leave, the government will issue an order by mid-December to force them to leave.
Hidetsugu Aneha, head of Aneha Architect Design Office, admitted Thursday he had falsified data on construction applications for 20 apartment buildings and two hotels in the Tokyo area. Most of the complexes were found to have less than half the strength required by the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry.