Japan government prepares plan to flee Tokyo via ABC News (Australia)

North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy

Updated August 09, 2011 08:30:28

Japan is considering the possibility of creating a back-up capital city in case a major natural disaster, like the March 11 earthquake, strikes Tokyo.

A new panel from Japan’s Ministry of Land and Infrastructure will consider the possibility of moving some of Tokyo’s capital functions to another big city, like Osaka.

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