The Japanese government said that North Korea fired three ballistic missiles, one of which passed over Japan before falling into the Pacific Ocean today, Thursday, and it is the second missile to fly across the country’s archipelago within a month.
According to Kyodo News Agency, the administration initially advised people of various northeastern regions to remain inside their houses but later claimed the missile had already fallen into the sea.
The Sea of Japan, commonly known as the Sea of the East, was the target of a ballistic missile launched by Pyongyang, according to the South Korean army earlier today.
Yonhap News Agency quoted the South Korean army as saying that North Korea launched an unspecified ballistic missile after the launch of Pyongyang more than ten missiles from its eastern and western coast.
On Wednesday, South Korean fighters launched three air-to-surface missiles in response to the Pyongyang missile launch wave, including a maritime-border missile with South Korea and fell at sea just 60 km from the coast.
According to a defence ministry spokesman, this is the first time a North Korean missile has come down close to South Korean territorial seas since the Korean War ended in 1953.
The North Korean new missile tests and artillery bullets in South Korea are seen as a reaction to the largest air maneuvers conducted by the South Korean and American forces several years ago, which started on Monday and is scheduled to continue until Friday.
North Korea declared that the two nations were engaging in “reckless” military provocation and promised to retaliate.
Japan: Three ballistic missiles were launched by North Korea, one of which is over our territory.
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