日本人口漸漸西移

Recently the FNN on-line reported the following:
総務省が発表した人口移動状況によると、原発事故があった福島県では、事故から2年目となった今も、住民の転出が転入を大幅に上回る状態が続いていることが明らかになった。
住民基本台帳に基づく、2012年3月から5月までの人口移動報告で、福島第1原発の事故があった福島県では、2011年に続き、9,779人の大幅な転出超過となっていて、特に子どもとその親の世代の転出が顕著となっている。
また、東京圏では、千葉県がこの時期では53年ぶりとなる大幅な転出超過となったほか、大阪圏では2年連続の転入超過となるなど、西日本での転入超過が続いている。
これについて、総務省は「震災や原発事故の影響で、西日本への人口移動が依然続いており、長期的に見ていく必要がある」としている。
(試譯文)
According to the demographic shift situation which the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced, in Fukushima prefecture which had the nuclear power plant disaster, it became clear that in the 2nd year since the accident, the trend that residents moving out exceeded those moving in was still continuing in great number.
Based on the basic resdient register, the dempgraphic shift report covering the period from March to may 2012, there were 9,779 people moved out, greatly exceeded the number of moving in, it was a continuation of the trend in 2011 in Fukushima Prefecture that was hit by the accident at the Fukushima number one nuclear power plant. The particularly noticeable generation that  moved out was the parent with children.
Moreover, in the Tokyo region, Chiba Prefecture at the same period had a hugh net transfer out which became the first time in 53 years, and there was a net moveing into the Osak regon, a continuating trend in 2 years. A net transfer into the western part of Japan was continuing.
About this matter, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications supposed that "the demographic shift to western part of Japan is still continueing and it is necessary to see it in the long run, due to the influence of the earthquake disaster and the nuclear power plant disaster".  

It is understandable that people would prefer to live in a safer location.