South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan at around 7:44 am on the 14th.
Information gathering at the Japanese government official residence countermeasures office
The Japanese government has not made any announcements regarding the missiles, but is currently gathering information at the Prime Minister's Office Countermeasures Office on North Korea, which is located in the Crisis Management Center of the Prime Minister's Office.
North Korea's latest missile launch
This year, North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile called a ``super-large rocket launcher'' from near Ryongseong in the capital Pyongyang on New Year's Day.
Last month, on the 18th, an ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile class "Hwasong-15" was launched from the international airport in Sunan near Pyongyang, and Japan's EEZ = about 200 kilometers west of Oshima Oshima in Hokkaido. It landed in the Sea of Japan within the exclusive economic zone.
On the 20th, two "super-large rocket launchers" were fired from the vicinity of Sukchon, South Pyongan Province in the western part of the country.
Furthermore, on the 23rd, the next day, it announced that it had launched four strategic cruise missiles "Fasal 2" from Kim Chaek, North Hamgyong Province in the northeast.
On the 9th of this month, it launched a short-range ballistic missile from near Nampo in the west, and the next day, it released a photo of six missiles being launched at the same time, announcing that it was a "fire attack drill."
On the 12th, a missile was launched from a submarine on the sea near Sinpo in the east, and North Korea announced on the 13th that it had launched two strategic cruise missiles.
Recent Developments in North Korea
North Korea has clearly taken a confrontational stance against the United States and South Korea, which are trying to strengthen their deterrence.
This month, the US and South Korean forces conducted joint exercises such as the introduction of B1 bombers, which North Korea is strongly wary of, and are conducting regular joint military exercises from the 13th to the 11th.
On the other hand, North Korea showed off the ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile class "Hwasong-17 type" and a new missile mounted on a mobile launcher with nine wheels on one side at the military parade last month.
On the 7th of this month, Kim Jong-un's younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, issued a statement saying, "We will always maintain a readiness to take appropriate, swift, and overwhelming action at any time. He emphasized his confrontational stance toward both the United States and South Korea.
In addition, at an expanded meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, it was announced on the 12th that ``we have decided on important practical measures for more effective use of war deterrence as well as for powerful and offensive use.'' I was just showing a stance to counter the United States and South Korea.