Regarding North Korea's missile launches, J-Alert = information transmission from the nationwide instantaneous warning system, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno will proceed with consideration of improvement measures, including system upgrades, in light of the fact that there are opinions calling for prompt transmission. showed an idea.
Regarding the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea, the government issued a J-Alert on the 3rd, saying that it detected a ballistic missile that could pass over Japan, but later corrected that it had not actually passed. In addition, issues were highlighted, such as the time when the call for evacuation was expected to pass over the sky.
Regarding this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said at a press conference after the cabinet meeting, ``The Ministry of Defense reported that it detected an object that could fly over the Japanese archipelago, and it is possible that the detected object disappeared from the radar afterwards. At that stage, we decided that it would be appropriate to promptly notify the public of the danger, so we announced it through J-Alert and other means."
After that, "We sent various information as quickly as possible, but we have received various opinions about sending J-Alert even earlier, and related ministries and agencies will work together to improve the system. We are looking into ways to improve it,” he said.
Former Defense Minister Eto: "Promptness is the most important thing"
Former Defense Minister Eto, who is the head of the Liberal Democratic Party's North Korea Nuclear Test and Missile Issue Headquarters, told reporters, ``The public may criticize that there is a correction to the information content of J-Alert, but just in case. We have to think that it will be a problem if there is. J-Alert is most important for promptness."