{"id":171113,"date":"2025-05-23T10:27:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T01:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171113&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-05-23T10:27:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T01:27:41","slug":"fukuoka-ishigaki-confirm-evacuation-plan-ties","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-ishigaki-confirm-evacuation-plan-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka, Ishigaki Confirm Evacuation Plan Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In preparation for a potential Taiwan emergency, Ishigaki Mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama met with Fukuoka Vice Governor Ryosuke <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shoujima<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on May 21 to confirm cooperation on evacuation planning. The national government is drafting plans to relocate about 120,000 residents from Okinawa\u2019s Sakishima Islands, including 47,000 from Ishigaki and Miyakojima to seven cities in Fukuoka Prefecture. A one-month framework was issued in March, with long-term plans due next fiscal year. Mayor Nakayama stressed the need for regular communication beyond emergencies. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250521\/5010028250.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_fukuoka-city-view_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1280%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka, Ishigaki Confirm Evacuation Plan Ties\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_fukuoka-city-view_2025_WEB.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_fukuoka-city-view_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_fukuoka-city-view_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_fukuoka-city-view_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In preparation for a potential Taiwan emergency, Ishigaki Mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama met with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171130,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171113","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","location-okinawa-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}