Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima said on October 22 that Fukuoka City is best suited to serve as a backup location for Japan’s capital functions in the event of a major disaster. His comments came amid discussions of the “secondary capital” initiative, which the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Japan Innovation Party (JIP) plan to formalize through legislation in next year’s ordinary Diet session. The plan aims to decentralize government functions currently concentrated in Tokyo. Takashima noted that Fukuoka, located on the Sea of Japan side, faces lower simultaneous disaster risks compared with other major cities in a potential Nankai Trough earthquake. He added that the definition and scope of a “secondary capital,” including whether it would involve relocating ministries or restructuring local governance, should be carefully examined. Source: TNC
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