In Asia, concerns persist that China could try to seize the self-governed island of Taiwan, which it claims as its own. 2021, but saw a surge in inquiries after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.Įven after more than 70 years, memories persist in Japan of intense bombing during World War II, including the only atomic detonations in combat.Īnd the nuclear spectre revived recently, after Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to use "all means" in his nation's defence. Some reached out to Nao Engineering, which has been selling its Crisis-1 shelters since Dec. In the shadow of the political tension, the Morohoshi family have joined the small but growing number of Japanese who are taking security into their own hands. "I'd always wanted a room like this, but then in October I made up my mind that I needed to hurry up and buy one." "When the alert went off, that was really scary," Morohoshi, 40, said as she sat on the floor of the narrow, solid-steel box that occupies the parking spot of her home. Morohoshi had been concerned about the ever-present danger from Japan's earthquakes, and she had been wanting to expand the house to accommodate her three young children.īut the invasion of Ukraine followed by a barrage of North Korean missiles convinced her the threat was urgent. TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) - When North Korea lofted a missile over Japan in October, setting off emergency alerts across cell networks, Megumi Morohoshi made a decision: she was going to buy a bomb shelter.
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