The government published on Thursday an evacuation plan for the roughly 120,000 people on remote southwestern islands, drawn up with a possible conflict over Taiwan in mind.
The plan, which calls for evacuating 20,000 people per day over six days to Japan's main islands using Self-Defense Forces and coast guard ships, civilian ferries and aircraft, covers actions to be taken in the first month of a contingency.
The government will continue to review and revise the plan. It will conduct live drills for putting the plan into practice.
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