Japan to cancel missile evacuation drills following Trump-Kim summit

Japan has decided to cancel nationwide evacuation exercises held in preparation for North Korean ballistic missile launches, a government source said Thursday.Following North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's summit this month with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Japanese government has changed its stance on the drills slated for fiscal 2018, given that the likelihood of Pyongyang's launching a series of ballistic missiles as it did last year is now slim, the source said.The decision was made in consideration of the easing security situation, exemplified by South Korea's suspension this week of …READ FULL ARTICLE