Japan Prepares for North Korean Exodus in Event of War
November 16, 2017
Japan is dusting off a 1994 plan to deal with a mass exodus of North Koreans showing up on its shores in the event of war on the Korean Peninsula, according to Japanese media.
The move comes after multiple threats in recent months by North Korea to destroy Japan with nuclear weapons. In early October, North Korea threatened Japan with “nuclear clouds.”
The Japanese government is looking for ways to limit the dangers posed by a massive influx of North Korean refugees, reports The Yomiuri Shimbun.
“Tens of thousands of evacuees from North Korea could reach the Japanese coast by wooden boats and other means,” a person connected to the Japanese government told the newspaper...
