Elementary school students crouch during an evacuation drill in Oga, Aomori prefecture, northern Japan Friday, March 17, 2017. For the first time the Japanese government held an emergency drill aimed at protecting its citizens in case a ballistic missile is launched toward Japan. Over 100 residents and schoolchildren of the coastal city of Oga in Northern Japan participated in the Friday drill which lasted about half an hour. More than 100 residents and schoolchildren of the coastal city of Oga in northern Japan participated in the drill. During the drill, schoolchildren and others who were outside sought shelter inside a school building or a community center.

Source: Washington Post March 17, 2017 07:54 UTC