Monday’s Yomiuri wrote that an increasing number of local governments throughout Japan have conducted or plan to conduct evacuation drills involving their residents based on the scenario of a North Korea ballistic heading toward Japan. Akita Prefecture conducted a joint drill with the GOJ in March, and Yamaguchi, Yamagata, and Niigata Prefectures plan to carry out similar joint drills this month. Several municipalities also plan to conduct evacuation drills this month.