Meanwhile, Japanese media reports say a U.S. military plane capable of detecting radiation left the U.S.Airbase at Okinawa earlier Thursday headed for the Korean Peninsula.

• 日本媒体报导说，美国一架能够侦测放射性的军用飞机星期四早些时候从冲绳美国空军基地飞往朝鲜半岛。