Japan: "North Korea Launches Possible Ballistic Missile... Believed to Have Fallen Outside EEZ"

News related to North Korea launching about ten short-range ballistic missiles in a salvo on the 20th of last month is being reported at Seoul Station. Photo by Yonhap News

North Korea launched an object believed to be a ballistic missile on the 20th, and NHK and other Japanese media reported, citing the Japanese Ministry of Defense, that it appears to have fallen outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

The Ministry of Defense stated that it is gathering information to determine whether the projectile has any impact on Japan. In addition, the Japan Coast Guard called on vessels in transit to pay attention to future related information.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff also announced that North Korea launched an unidentified projectile into the East Sea on the afternoon of the same day. If the projectile is confirmed to be a ballistic missile, this would mark a re-launch eight days after the previous one.

This is the ninth time this year that the Japanese Ministry of Defense has announced that North Korea has launched a ballistic missile or an object believed to be a ballistic missile.

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