Japan Disaster Drill

Nepal and China will hold their first ever joint military exercise in early February that will focus on counter terrorism operations and disaster management, a move that may raise concerns in India.

About 1.6 million people across Japan took part in an annual emergency drill on Tuesday, with schoolchildren taking cover under desks and top officials meeting in response to a mock natural disaster.

40 countries lying along the Pacific Ocean from Asia to the Americas are putting their tsunami early warning systems and escape drills to the test this week, with the key message for some coastal communities being "run and seek higher ground".

More than one million Japanese took part in a national disaster drill Sunday as the country assessed its emergency readiness in the wake of a massive quake and tsunami in 2011.

Nepal and China will hold their first ever joint military exercise in early February that will focus on counter terrorism operations and disaster management, a move that may raise concerns in India.

About 1.6 million people across Japan took part in an annual emergency drill on Tuesday, with schoolchildren taking cover under desks and top officials meeting in response to a mock natural disaster.

40 countries lying along the Pacific Ocean from Asia to the Americas are putting their tsunami early warning systems and escape drills to the test this week, with the key message for some coastal communities being "run and seek higher ground".

More than one million Japanese took part in a national disaster drill Sunday as the country assessed its emergency readiness in the wake of a massive quake and tsunami in 2011.