J-Alert

In a first for Tokyo, a disaster drill based on a ballistic missile attack was held Monday in response to the nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. The drill took place in several locations in Bunkyo Ward near Tokyo Dome, including the Tokyo Dome ...

The public broadcaster erroneously issues an online bulletin warning of a North Korean missile launch, a mistake that comes days after Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency sent out a similar false alert.

Fukuoka on Friday conducted a drill for the J-Alert system to prepare for the possibility of a North Korean ballistic missile launch, sending warnings to mobile phones and bringing the city's trains to a temporary halt. The drill for the satellite-based J-Alert system was organized ...

In light of North Korea's repeated missile tests, the Fisheries Agency plans to install a new automated alert system that directly notifies fishing vessels of missile launches, agency officials said Friday. The Cabinet Secretariat usually informs the agency about North Korean missile launches by email, ...

North Korea's firing of a missile over northern Japan on Tuesday heightened concerns among citizens, triggering alerts in communities and prompting some to run for cover. "The alert told me to evacuate, but I couldn't think of any building in the town that could withstand ...

The government began broadcasting a public service announcement Friday suggesting how civilians should protect themselves in the event of a missile attack. The 30-second broadcast, which will be aired by 43 main and local television stations across the country through July 6, says the public ...

With North Korea test-launching missiles on a regular basis toward Japan, towns, cities and prefectures are getting more serious about how best to respond if and when one approaches. Parts of the Kansai region along the Sea of Japan coast appear to lie within range ...

While the move would freeze the country’s public transport system, experts called it necessary to minimize potential damage from an attack.

Tokyo Metro said Tuesday it has decided not to halt train services in response to media reports of ballistic missile launches by North Korea, just days after the subway operator was criticized for doing so. The company, part of Tokyo's subway system, stopped all of ...

Tokyo Metro is panned for suspending its subway lines in response to North Korea’s latest missile test, which a rival subway and the Japan Railway Group both apparently ignored.

With fears growing that North Korea could hold a nuclear or missile test, officials nationwide respond to a government request to provide information on what to do in the event Japan is targeted.