Interesting idea and one that I would love to get the design contract for. http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/02/8601550-will-japan-build-a-backup-tokyo Will Japan build a backup Tokyo? It sounds like a story ripped from the parody-filled pages of The Onion, but some Japanese lawmakers really do want to build a "backup city" that would take over the functions of Tokyo, including tourism, in the event of a catastrophe. The idea was floated last month at a Tokyo luncheon, with a follow-up in The Telegraph last week. "The idea of being able to have a backup, a spare battery for the functions of the nation ... isn't this really a good idea?" Hajime Ishii, a parliamentarian representing the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, was quoted as saying. Support for creating an urban Plan B has grown in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in March and led to the Fukushima nuclear crisis. "Preparations are already under way at various levels at various levels to find ways of mitigating possible far-reaching consequences of a much-expected earthquake striking Tokyo," the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan said. The lawmakers' plan calls for building an urban center known as IRTBBC (Integrated Resort, Tourism, Business and Backup City) or NEMIC (National Emergency Management International City) on the 1,236-acre site currently occupied by Osaka International Airport at Itami. Today, Itami is used only as a secondary hub for domestic flights, operating in the shadow of the newer Kansai airport. The new city would take on all the functions of the capital city in the event of an emergency. It would boast office complexes, resort facilities, parks and even casinos. The city's centerpiece would be a tower that would rank among the tallest in the world, coming in at just over 650 meters (2,133 feet). It'd be built to house 50,000 residents and accommodate a workday population of around 200,000 people from the Osaka region, The Telegraph reported. If the plan goes forward, it would rank among history's most ambitious backup plans. The backers haven't calculated the cost of building the city. For now, Ishii and his fellow lawmakers — including the Democratic Party's Banri Kaieda, Shizuka Kamei of the People's New Party and Ichiro Aisawa of the Liberal Democrats — are merely seeking 14 million yen ($180,000) for a feasibility study. So far, the reaction has been mixed: Osaka's governor, Toru Hashimoto, has been quoted as saying that his region is willing to accept the capital backup role, while Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara has voiced opposition. And he may not be the only one: It just seems to me that most emergency-management officials, if not most politicians, would prefer to fortify what they have rather than building a whole new complex someplace else. Of course, I could be wrong about that.
i didnt know until somewhat recently that tokyo was the most populated city in the world. i always thought it was mexico city.
Sorry, but this kind of sounds like a really expensive bomb-shelter. They should already have DRA/BCP offsites and contingency plans for core personnel, with a timeline for incorporating secondary and tertiary staff after a few weeks. I miss working for a pipeline.
Thiz chit rite hur showz y we r totaly fugg if the chit goes down. Japaneez is duper prepared for eeeerthing and they gotz pwned in the tsunami.
The idea sounds silly but I commend them for having some long term foresight. I find that we've become so increasingly short-sighted in this country that its going to really damage us down the road. Even basic things like infrastructure spending is put off because in the short term we're "ok."
paging javal_lon... or someone that can translate this here post from one of the jive guys from Airplane! for me... please... someone...? I no one is here, I'll take the "Stewardess? I speak jive" lady.
I mastered ebonics with lifelong online NBA experience, to your help sir swoly. Thiz chit rite hur showz y we r totaly fugg if the chit goes down. Japaneez is duper prepared for eeeerthing and they gotz pwned in the tsunami. This akward plan right here shows why we are in trouble if the world is struck by disasters. The Japanase are prepared for everything that could possibly happen, even if they just recently got struck by the tsunami. The poster reflects on his fears that Japan could possibly rule the world someday because they already have plans to run everything after a potential worldwide desaster. In his eyes, Japan could dominate and dictate us all when something terrible happens that sets the Western countries back.
I also have to mention that the guy doesn't seem 100% hood, no black street male uses "duper" or "gotz pwned". He's likely a mixture between black hood guy and white internet nerd.
I've always wanted to visit China. Hopefully before any potential tsunami or earthquake destroys Tokyo.
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Simpsons did it first. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trash_of_the_Titans [rquoter]...Quimby then takes extreme measures by moving the entire town five miles down the road from its current site, but Lisa points out that even though they are transplanting Springfield, they will just start littering again when they finish moving....[/rquoter]
