7/20/2012 Osaka, Sapporo Eyed As Standby Capital After 'Big One'

Source:  The Nikkei via Prisonplanet.com
Date: Friday, July 20, 2012

TOKYO (Nikkei)--A Cabinet Office council has proposed five cities -- Osaka, Sapporo, Sendai, Nagoya and Fukuoka -- to replace Tokyo as the seat of government should an earthquake knock out the capital.
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