内务大臣藤井尚之（左中）于10月5日在东京接收福冈县知事服部征太郎（右中）提交的第二首都提案。| 共同社 埃里克·约翰斯顿 撰稿 2026年10月27日 由首相高市早苗领导的政府周二批准了一项条例，该条例概述了在关东地区发生大规模自然灾害时成为指定次要首都的要求，旨在解决人口和资源过度集中于东京的问题。
Internal affairs minister Hisayuki Fujii (center left) receives the second capital proposal from Fukuoka Gov. Seitaro Hattori (center right) in Tokyo on Oct. 5. | JIJI By Eric Johnston STAFF WRITER Oct 27, 2026 The government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi approved an ordinance Tuesday that outlines requirements for becoming a designated secondary capital in the event of a large-scale natural disaster in the Kanto region, and is designed to address an overconcentration of population and resources in Tokyo.
在47个都道府县中，只有北海道、爱知县、大阪府和福冈县符合必要条件。这四个地方都在准备向中央政府提交提案。
Of the 47 prefectures, only Hokkaido, Aichi, Osaka and Fukuoka meet the necessary conditions. All four are making preparations to submit their proposals to the central government.
官房长官木原稔周二对记者表示，被指定为次要首都的要求是基于可用统计数据和数字的客观标准，以及议会审议，支持者在审议中主张，为了履行分散经济区核心功能，需要一定的人口水平和经济规模。
Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said the requirements for being designated a secondary capital were objective standards based on available statistics and figures, as well as parliamentary deliberations during which proponents argued for the necessity of a certain population level and economic scale in order to fulfill a core function of being a decentralized economic zone.