A 135-year-old office furniture supplier is positioned to help Japan get ready for war by building 1,400kg doors for underground bomb shelters as the Japanese government develops plans to overhaul evacuation sites for missile attacks.
Japan has been loosening postwar constraints on its military activities and increasing defence spending in response to regional threats and US pressure to be more self-sufficient. It is surrounded by nuclear-armed North Korea, China and Russia.
Policymakers have identified sites to help almost double underground shelter capacity, creating space for about 10mn people, with the government set to finalise its shelter policies by early next year, according to the Cabinet Office.
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