Japan's Prime Minister's Office has issued an emergency alert because of a suspected ballistic missile launched by North Korea. North Korea fired a missile, which went over Japan towards the Pacific. The news agency AFP has given this information quoting the Japanese government.
North Korea conducted an aerial weapon test on Thursday morning. On this, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that one of them could be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
North Korea's missiles cause concern in Tokyo
Talking to the media, Kishida said that this time one of the missiles launched could be an ICBM, so I have once again directed the Defense Ministry to collect and analyze the information. North Korea's missiles have caused concern in Tokyo. An alert has been issued in Japan regarding this.
North Korea fired ICBMs towards East Sea: report
Meanwhile, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday that North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and two short-range missiles toward the East Sea. South Korea's military said the ICBM was launched from Pyongyang's Sunan area at around 7.40 am. The launch marked the country's seventh firing of an ICBM in 2022, the report said.
The missile did not pass over Japan: Defense Minister
Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said in a press conference that we had learned of a launch that showed the ability to fly over Japan, and so an alert was issued. He also said that after checking the flight of the missiles, we confirmed that they did not pass over Japan.
The first missile fired covered a distance of 750 km
Hamada said the ministry had estimated that the first missile fired had a range of 750 km, but hit a maximum altitude of 2,000 km. This type of firing is known as a lofted launch.
Japan strongly opposes ballistic missile launch
Speaking at a press conference later on Thursday morning, the government's top spokesman, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, also said one of the missiles appeared to be an ICBM, but added that none of them had penetrated Japanese territory. Matsuno said the government strongly opposed the ballistic missile launch through the North Korean embassy in Beijing.
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