Japanese city conducts missile evacuation drill, faces protest

Japanese city conducts missile evacuation drill, faces protest

Fukuoka residents express anger at local officials (in navy blue and red) in the southwestern Japan city on Dec. 1, 2017, for conducting a large-scale emergency drill to prepare for a launch of North Korean missiles, saying it provokes fears unnecessarily. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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