The Ministry of Defense announced that a possible ballistic missile was launched from North Korea.

The Ministry of Defense is gathering information to see if there is any impact on Japan.

The government has convened an emergency gathering team made up of officials from related ministries and agencies to the Prime Minister's Office's Crisis Management Center, and is collecting information and confirming the damage.

36th time since December 18th

This is the 36th time North Korea has launched a ballistic missile since December 18, including cruise missiles.



According to the Ministry of Defense, this is the 36th time North Korea has launched a ballistic missile.



So far, 7 times in January, 1 time in February, 3 times in March, 1 time in April, 4 times in May, 1 time in June, 1 time in August, 3 times in September 7 times in October, 6 times in November, and 1 time this month.



In particular, from the end of September to November, we launched 16 times in total, one after another, at an unprecedented frequency.