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Japan strongly denounced North Korea's missile launch as an oxymoron that threatens the safety of the Japanese people.
Let's hear from the Tokyo correspondent.
Correspondent Park Sang-jin, please tell us about the situation in Japan.
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Yes, the Japanese government believes that the North Korean ballistic missile passed over the northeastern part of Japan, flew 4,600 km, and landed 3,000 km from Aomori Prefecture toward the Pacific Ocean.
[Kishida/Prime Minister of Japan: I strongly criticize the violence following the recent repeated ballistic missile launches.]
Although it fell beyond Japan's exclusive economic zone, it is the first time in five years since September 2017 that a North Korean missile passed through Japanese airspace. no see.
Japan has also issued a J-Alert, which is used when a missile is likely to land or pass through Japanese territory or territorial waters.
Residents of Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost part of Hokkaido and Honshu, have been instructed to evacuate inside buildings or underground.
During a press conference immediately after the missile launch, Prime Minister Kishida instructed the relevant ministries to check whether there was no damage to the public due to debris that fell as the missile passed through Japan.
He also ordered that he cooperate with South Korea and the United States to collect and analyze information on missile specifications and speed.
The Japanese government said that there has been no damage to aircraft or ships so far, and there is no special impact on nuclear power plants located in Hokkaido and other places.
Immediately after the missile launch, Japan suspended some sections of subways and Shinkansen in the northeastern region of Japan.
The Japanese government convened the NSC to discuss countermeasures against the missile launch.