NAHA -- The central and Okinawa prefectural governments on Friday conducted a simulation drill for the evacuation of residents from the Sakishima Islands.
The exercise -- the first of its kind -- was conducted at the prefectural government's head office.
As concerns rise over a possible military emergency involving Taiwan, the exercise aimed to determine the optimal way to evacuate about 120,000 people from the islands to prefectures in Kyushu and how to secure the necessary transportation under the Civil Protection Law.
