On October 30, Japan's “Law Related to the Subcapital Concept” officially came into effect. The Japanese government will announce the basic ideas on the sub-capital location and the schedule of designated work within November. According to previous news from Xinhua News Agency, the Japanese government recently approved a government decree setting out all the conditions that administrative regions other than the capital Tokyo must meet to become designated “sub-capitals.” The so-called “sub-capital” can assume part of the functions of the capital when Tokyo is hit by a major disaster such as a major earthquake, and it can also solve the problem that the Tokyo capital's functions are too concentrated.

On October 30, Japan's “Law Related to the Subcapital Concept” officially came into effect. The Japanese government will announce the basic ideas on the sub-capital location and the schedule of designated work within November. According to previous news from Xinhua News Agency, the Japanese government recently approved a government decree setting out all the conditions that administrative regions other than the capital Tokyo must meet to become designated “sub-capitals.” The so-called “sub-capital” can assume part of the functions of the capital when Tokyo is hit by a major disaster such as a major earthquake, and it can also solve the problem that the Tokyo capital's functions are too concentrated.