Japan’s Prime Minister has called the prospect of a nuclear-capable North Korea “absolutely unacceptable” and said the security situation facing his country is the severest since the Second World War. Cnn.com

The USS Carl Vinson set sail for the Korean peninsula last week accompanied by guided-missile destroyers and warships. Express.co.uk

Pope Francis Monday called for stronger efforts for nuclear disarmament, particularly on the Korean Peninsula, the day before representatives of South and North Korea are due to meet in Seoul for their first official bilateral talks in two years. Wsj.com

The nation’s oldest operating nuclear plant has reduced its power after unusually low tides and high winds impacted the water levels in its intake canal. Abcnews.go.com