Japan calls for evacuation of residents after North Korea missile launch

North Korea shot a ballistic missile unidentified in an easterly direction, both the South Korean military and Japan’s coast guard said early Tuesday.

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“North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile in an easterly direction,” said the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea in a statement without further details.

The shot triggered an unusual alert from the Japanese government urging its inhabitants to take refuge “inside buildings or underground.”

According to NHK television, the alarm concerned two northern regions. The Japanese Prime Minister’s Office fumio kishidatweeted that “a projectile that appears to be a
ballistic missile North Korea has probably flown over Japan.

This launch occurs in the midst of joint military exercises of South Korea Y USA and joins a record series of weapons tests carried out this year by the communist country.

Days ago, Seoul and Washington they deployed large-scale naval exercises off the peninsula and on Friday they are planning submarine maneuvers with Japan, the first in five years.

Visiting Seoul last week, US Vice President kamala harris moved to the demilitarized zone that divides the peninsula to demonstrate the commitment of the White House with South Korea.

The country led by Kim Jong Un it deployed a record number of weapons tests this year and last week fired four short-range ballistic missiles. United States and South Korea They have been warning for months that the communist country is preparing a new test of a nuclear weapon

INTERNATIONAL WRITING
*With AFP