Finland Evacuating Embassy Out of Tokyo

Finland to move embassy operations to Hiroshima amid nuke crisis

Finland will move the operations of its embassy in Tokyo to Hiroshima amid the ongoing crisis at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture that was crippled by the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland said Friday. ''Prospects with regard to the security situation in Tokyo appear uncertain,'' the ministry said in a release. ''The measure is a precaution, done to secure the activities of the embassy in Japan under all circumstances.'' The operations in Hiroshima will begin on Saturday, it added.

Kyodo News

US military evacuations, foreign governments telling their citizens to leave, mass groups of foreigners fleeing, and now this. Things are far worse than the Japanese government is admitting. Time to get out of the Tokyo area while there is still time, people.