A medium-range ballistic missile fired past North Korea flew over Japan on Tuesday for the first time in half a decade, the Japanese prime minister’s office said.
What happened: Hirokazu Matsuno, Japan’s top cabinet secretary confirmed that the missile flew for 22 minutes and landed in waters outside the country’s exclusive economic zone, and that no damage was immediately reported.
“The shot that followed a recent spate of launches by North Korea is a reckless act and I condemn it in the strongest terms.” Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in a statement.
Kishida said he would call them up National Security Council to discuss the situation.
The rocket launch from Kim Jong Un forced Japan to issue evacuation notices and suspend trains pending further notice that the missile appeared to have landed in Pacific waters.
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President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol called it “reckless nuclear provocations” and said North Korea will face a harsh response from the South and the broader international community. According to Yoon, the missile’s range is 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles), putting Guam within striking distance.
So far, Kim test fired about 40 rockets in over 20 different launches this year.
The letters are now being exchanged donald trumpand Kim revealed that the North Korean leader allegedly expressed his willingness to discuss denuclearization of his isolated country with the former US President, while the South Korean President at the time is being sidelined Moon Jae In.
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