Key facts
- Tokyo plans to convert an underground parking garage near Tokyo Station into a ballistic missile shelter.
- The facility will be the second of its kind in Tokyo, following one at Azabu-Juban Station.
- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will conduct detailed investigations starting this fiscal year.
- The chosen location is near Tokyo Station, an area with many people outdoors.
- North Korea has continued to launch ballistic missiles.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is planning to establish a new underground shelter in a parking garage near the busy Tokyo Station to protect citizens from ballistic missile attacks. This initiative marks the second such facility in the city, with the first being at Azabu-Juban Station.
The chosen location, the Tokyo Yaesu Parking Garage in Chuo Ward, will undergo renovations to address potential risks from missile blasts, fragments, and building collapse. Officials selected this site due to the high concentration of people in the outdoor areas surrounding the station, aiming to provide a safe haven during an attack.