Regarding the missile launched by North Korea last week, the South Korean Ministry of Defense has determined that it was launched in 2017 instead of the new model.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said that the Japanese government's analysis of the new ICBM class remains unchanged, but expressed his intention to further analyze it in collaboration with the United States and other countries.
Regarding the missile launched by North Korea last week, the Japanese government has analyzed that it is a new ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile class, but the South Korean Ministry of Defense analyzed the released images etc. It was revealed on the 29th that it was judged to be the "Mars 15 type" that was launched in the same year.
Regarding this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno asked at a press conference in the morning, "Is there any change in the perception of the Japanese government?" I think it is an ICBM-class ballistic missile, but we are proceeding with analysis in collaboration with the United States and other countries. "