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The Japanese government announced that two ballistic missiles fired by North Korea into the East Sea on the 6th fell outside Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).



Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada told reporters, "North Korea fired two ballistic missiles from the inland toward the East Sea around 6 am. It is presumed that he did.”



Defense Minister Hamada said, "The first was launched around 6 am and it is estimated that it flew 350 km with a maximum altitude of 100 km."



"The second was launched around 6:15 am, and it is estimated that it flew 800 km at a maximum altitude of 50 km," he said.



Defense Minister Hamada said, "(North Korea) has repeatedly provocation for the sixth time in a short period of time since the end of September." "I made a stern protest to North Korea through the embassy channel," he said.



Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also met with reporters at the prime minister's residence shortly after the launch, saying, "We cannot tolerate the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea." did," he said.





It is known that there was no damage to Japanese ships and planes from the launch.



The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said today that it has detected two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) fired from the Samseok area in Pyongyang, North Korea, into the East Sea from about 6:01 am to 6:23 am today.