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Hokkaido and Osaka governors meet to discuss secondary capital concept
The Japan Times✓
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AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The governors of Hokkaido and Osaka met to discuss establishing secondary capital functions in their regions, creating a backup system for governmental operations should a disaster incapacitate Tokyo.
WHY IT MATTERS
It aims to maintain essential government functions and public services during a major disaster affecting the nation’s primary capital.
The two agreed to cooperate on realizing a system where both prefectures would have backup capital functions in the event of a disaster in Tokyo.
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