Recently, Taiwan media reported that Japan's Foreign Minister said in an interview with Japanese media that in view of the current complex and grim situation across the Taiwan Straits, Japan will take prompt measures in case of any emergency in Taiwan, including evacuating about 100,000 Japanese citizens from Taiwan and other neighboring islands. At the same time, Japan's Sankei Shimbun quoted the Japanese Defense Ministry as confirming once again that the PLA carried out a rare landing exercise off the coast of Hualien. Asked how Japan would respond if there were an emergency in Taiwan, Mr Hayashi said Tokyo could cope with any situation and take what he called "complete measures", including evacuating Japanese citizens in Taiwan and other nearby islands. And the specific practice, Lin Fangzheng did not explain. The question is, where do 100,000 people go? It is reported that the number of Japanese living in Taiwan has decreased significantly in recent years due to COVID-19 and other factors. According to a survey report released by the Japanese Foreign Ministry, as of September this year, the number of Japanese residing in Taiwan was about 20,000. In addition to the neighboring islands of Taiwan, including Ishigaki island and Yonaguni Island, the total number of people may reach 100,000.
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