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Following the US and China, this time, let's look at the reaction of Japan.

Japan is strongly protesting that a ballistic missile fired by North Korea today (24th) landed inside Japan's exclusive boundary zone.

Let's connect the Tokyo correspondent.



Correspondent Yoo Seong-jae, first, tell us about the Japanese government's analysis.



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Yes, Japan has tentatively analyzed North Korea's long-range ballistic missile as a new ICBM. 



In particular, the highest altitude was nearly 2,000 km higher than the Hwasong 15 launched in 2017, which is the highest ever detected, paying attention to the improvement of missile performance.



According to the Ministry of Defense of Japan, the landing point of the long-range ballistic missile is 150 km west of the Oshima Peninsula in Hokkaido. 



Although it is not in Japanese territorial waters, it appears that they are busy analyzing the intention to raise the level of provocation because it is inside Japan's exclusive economic zone.



It is the first time in about six months since September last year that a North Korean ballistic missile fell inside Japan's exclusive economic zone.



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Prime Minister Kishida is currently abroad to attend an international conference. Has he made any official responses? 



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Prime Minister Kishida held an emergency press conference in the area after receiving a report on the launch of a long-range ballistic missile from the Japanese government's private plane heading to Belgium, where the summit of seven major countries will be held. 



[Kishida / Prime Minister of Japan: It fell within the EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone).

This is unacceptable violence, and I firmly condemn it.]



Immediately after the launch, the Japanese government urgently convened a National Security Council at the direction of the Prime Minister.



He also said that he strongly protested to North Korea through diplomatic channels for violations of UN Security Council resolutions, and said that he would make every effort to collect additional information and monitor vigilance together with the United States.



Even in 2017, North Korea's ballistic missiles passed over Japan twice and the archipelago was very tense.



(Video coverage: Han Chul-min, Moon Hyun-jin)