North Korea threat prompts Japan evacuation preparations Tokyo mulls how to bring thousands of South Korea-based nationals to safety Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is reaching out to South Korea and the U.S. for cooperation in the event of an evacuation or shelter-in-place scenario. TOKYO -- As tensions on the Korean Peninsula reach new heights with Pyongyang's latest nuclear test
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