In Japan, evacuation drill was held in Tokyo to prepare for North Korean threat of ballistic missile attack.

More than three hundred people have participated in a drill held at Dome amusement park, a subway station and a community center.

Similar drills were also conducted in other areas of Japan.

It was the second such drill since March, when Tokyo instructed local governments to review their contingency plans and conduct evacuation exercises.

A similar drill was conducted Sunday in the neighbouring prefecture of Fukuoka in southern Japan, and others are planned over the next few months.AP