The Japanese Parliament conducts evacuation drills to avoid North Korean missiles.
Japanese parliamentary officials decided to conduct the first evacuation drill during a session of the Lower House amid North Korea's missile tests, according to NHK television.
According to this channel, all 465 delegates had to leave the Parliament building after the J-Alert emergency warning system alerted to the risk of a missile falling, which could lead to destruction and damage from glass shards. Evacuation instructions are being issued for Parliament.
Earlier, the delegates had conducted an evacuation drill in case of a major earthquake; they wore helmets but did not leave the hall.
Evacuation drills in case of a missile fall from North Korea have been conducted on the streets of Tokyo and other Japanese cities.
North Korea conducts ballistic missile tests that fly over Japanese territory and develops nuclear warheads under the pretext of self-defense against threats from the United States. North Korea accuses Japan of deliberately creating tension to achieve changes to its pacifist constitution.