Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that Japan's government is drawing up contingency plans in case a crisis on the Korean Peninsula sends an influx of refugees to Japan. The government has been also working on evacuation plans for about 60,000 Japanese from South Korea in case of a crisis. Abe is set to discuss North Korea on Tuesday with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. On Friday, the NSC members discussed how to deal with a possibility that armed North Korean soldiers pretending to be refugees may try to enter Japan, Kyodo News reported. Japan's government is considering dispatching commercial or military aircraft and vessels to South Korea in case Japanese nationals need to be evacuated.

Source: ABC News April 17, 2017 07:24 UTC