The Ministry of Defense announced this morning that multiple missiles were launched from North Korea toward the Sea of Japan.
So far, there have been no reports of damage.
Prime Minister Kishida told reporters that one of the missiles launched by North Korea may be an ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile.
According to the Ministry of Defense, a number of missiles were launched from North Korea toward the Sea of Japan around 7:40 am today.
One of them is believed to be a mid-to-long-range ballistic missile that has an altitude of about 2,000 kilometers and a flight distance of about 750 kilometers, and will fall into the Sea of Japan.
Also, apart from this missile, it was detected that a missile launched from the west coast of North Korea around 7:40 a.m. might fly over the Japanese archipelago, so although it was announced in J alerts etc., it was actually the Japanese archipelago. It is said that it was corrected because it was confirmed that it disappeared over the Sea of Japan without exceeding .
Regarding this missile, the government reported on the Mnet (emergency information network system), "At around 7:48 am, it flew over the area consisting of Miyagi, Yamagata, and Niigata prefectures and is believed to have passed through." rice field.
According to the Ministry of Defense and others, there is no information on damage so far.
According to Ministry of Defense officials, there is information that a missile was launched from North Korea around 8:40 am today, and the Ministry of Defense is continuing to analyze detailed information.
Prime Minister Kishida told reporters before 10 am that one of the missiles launched by North Korea may be an ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile.