There is a strong need to create a backup capital in Japan that can take over Tokyo¡¯s functions in an emergency, Yoshimasa Hayashi, a candidate in the Liberal Democratic Party¡¯s leadership election, said in a recent interview.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi is running against four other candidates in the ruling party¡¯s Oct. 4 race to pick the successor to outgoing LDP President Shigeru Ishiba, who is also Japan¡¯s prime minister.
¡°There have long been discussions about the importance of having another place that can function as the capital and relocating parliament in the event of a big earthquake occurring directly beneath the Tokyo metropolitan area,¡± Hayashi said. ¡°The need to secure redundancy is significant.¡±
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