Japan prepares to EVACUATE citizens as fears of North Korea nuclear strike grows
JAPAN is preparing for an evacuation as North Korea’s military threat grows.
By JOEY MILLAR
Express.co.uk
Mon, Apr 24, 2017
Sales of nuclear shelters and radiation-blocking air purifiers have also surged in Japan in recent weeks as Kim Jong-un presses ahead with missile tests.
Tokyo has now encouraged local governments to carry out evacuation drills in preparation for an attack, heightening a sense of urgency among the public.
Last month three North Korean missiles fell within Japan’s exclusive economic zone, Kim’s strongest message yet he is not bluffing.
Since then, companies selling bomb shelters and other civilian war equipment have recorded huge upturns in sales.
Oribe Seiki Seisakusho, based in Kobe, has sold out of 50 Swiss-made air purifiers, which are said to keep out radiation and poisonous gas.
These purifiers cost £4,390 while shelters cost an eye-watering £170,000 to build. They can protect 13 people and survive huge blasts.
Oribe said: “It takes time and money to build a shelter. But all we hear these days, in this tense atmosphere, is that they want one now. They ask us to come right away and give them an estimate.”
The shelter his company offers is a reinforced, air-tight basement with an air purifier that can block radiation as well as poisonous gas.
The room is designed to withstand a blast even when a Hiroshima-class nuclear bomb exploded just 660 meters away, Oribe said.
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