官房長官、有事避難で協力要請　鹿児島知事と面会

　松野博一官房長官は１８日、鹿児島県の塩田康一知事と県庁で面会した。政府は台湾有事などを念頭に、国外からの「武力攻撃予測事態」が起きた場合、沖縄県の離島住民を九州に避難させる方針。来年度中を目指す具体的な計画策定に協力を求めた。
　松野氏は「輸送手段や滞在施設の確保について検討を進めてもらう必要がある」と強調。塩田氏は「国や関係機関と連携を図りながら取り組みを進めていきたい」と応じた。
　面会後、松野氏は記者団に対し、避難の「初期的計画」を来年度中に策定するなど、国外の脅威から住民を守る「国民保護」体制の強化を急ぐ考えを示した。（2023/10/18-12:57）

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno on Wednesday asked for Kagoshima Prefecture's help in the case of an emergency evacuation.
   With a possible Taiwan contingency in mind, the central government plans to evacuate local residents out of remote islands in Okinawa Prefecture to the Kyushu region including Kagoshima, both in southwestern Japan, in the event of a situation in which an armed attack from abroad is expected to happen.
   At a meeting in the Kagoshima prefectural office in the city of Kagoshima, Matsuno asked Kagoshima Governor Koichi Shiota to cooperate in creating a detailed plan by the end of fiscal 2024.
   Matsuno said that the prefecture needs to consider how to secure transportation and accommodation facilities for evacuees.
   "We'd like to work together with the central government and relevant organizations to further such discussions," Shiota said.