Kenichi Itokazu, the mayor of Yonaguni, Japan's westernmost island, who said he is deeply concerned about evacuating his 1,700 residents to safety in the event of China invading Taiwan, which lies just 110 kilometers away.
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What should I do to protect the town residents in case of an emergency? I cannot get the question out of my mind.
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Eastman
dear mayor we have many US soldiers here in Japan.
their stay is heavy funded by our and also-your taxes.
so I see no reason why to worry since you have best army in the world here so chinese dprk or even some ETs have zero chance.
sleep relax well,uncle Sam will protect you 100%.
wallace
Unlikely China will invade Japan.
JeffLee
I expect that a wartime evacuation of civilians would be automatically taken over by the central govt, notably the armed forces, and his tiny town hall wouldn't have much to say in the matter.
Sven Asai
They have an airport there, so the fastest solution would be to transfer them by plane to Ishigaki or Naha. Yes, the airfield is a bit short, so you will need quite a number of smaller commuter planes, a few big ones won’t do there. Maybe building a little reserve on Ishigaki and Yonaguni islands would be an idea, so a quick rotational evacuation plan can be set into practice any time immediately.