The launch of the North Korean missile that flew over northern Japan caused the activation of the civil alert system in nine cities and towns in the Tokyo metropolitan area due to a system errorrecognized this Wednesday the Japanese Government.
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The latest North Korean test, which took place around 7:23 local time on Tuesday (22:23 GMT on Monday), unleashed the so-called J-Alerta centralized satellite system that warns the Japanese population of emergencies such as missiles or earthquakes.
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The alert jumped not only in the northern areas of the country where the projectile flew over, but also in areas of the Tokyo region.
“I apologize to the residents of these nine towns for causing concern. We will try to prevent it from happening again and review the system to fix the error,” government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told a news conference on Wednesday.
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According to local media, Tuesday’s error was not only that the alert was sent to various areas of Tokyo, but also that the system alerted the population late where the plane did fly over.
missile, like Aomori, since it did it at the same time as it passed and not 10 minutes beforehand so they could seek shelter.
What is J-Alert?
J-Alert is a sophisticated system used to speed up communications between the Government of Japan and local authorities, as well as the population throughout the country.
It is not only used for launching missiles or other military threats, but also when natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis or volcanic eruptions occur.
The system, using satellite communication, automatically activates the municipal emergency devices to alert the population through sirens and retransmissions.
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J-Alert was launched in 2007 and by 2011 the necessary equipment had already been installed in each municipality in the country. The Government assures that this system is used when there is a possibility that the missiles will fall into Japan’s territorial waters or cross over the country, as happened this week with the projectile launched by North Korea.
Once the alarm is heard, citizens must evacuate nearby buildings and go to underground shelters. Public transport is also temporarily stopped.
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Alert in Japan
Japan has tightened surveillance on Pyongyang after the regime launched the day before an apparently intermediate-range missile and that has become the one that has traveled the longest to date of those launched by the country, traveling some 4,500 kilometers before falling into the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
The ballistic projectile reached a height of about a thousand kilometers and flew mainly over the Tsugaru Strait, which separates the islands of Hokkaido (north) and Honshu, where Tokyo is located, causing the anti-missile alert to jump in those areas of the country, given the risks in the event of a potential device failure.
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It is the first time since 2017 that the trajectory of a North Korean missile includes part of Japanese geography, a fact that Japan sees as “a serious and imminent threat” to its security and as “a clear and serious challenge to the community”. international”.
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