North Korea ‘fires two ballistic missiles over Japan’ in SEVENTH projectile test in just two weeks
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North Korea ‘fires two short-range ballistic missiles over Japan’ – marking hermit country’s SEVENTH projectile test in just two weeks
- Kim Jong-un has raised the bar ahead of Kamala Harris’ visit to Asia
- The latest launch, which fell outside Japanese waters, is the seventh in days
- Pyongyang usually fires the missiles straight into the sky as a hostile gesture
- Japanese Prime Minister Kishida condemned the launches as ‘barbaric’ last week
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North Korea fired more ballistic missiles at Japan just days after residents were told to take shelter during the first missile test in five years.
The missile landed outside Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), according to the South Korean Coast Guard.
The latest missile test is North Korea’s seventh missile test in just two weeks, in a move believed to be linked to an upcoming visit to Thailand by US Vice President Kamala Harris.
The EEZ is Japan’s protected border area stretching from Tokyo Bay to the Izu and Ogasawara Islands.
A television at the train station in Seoul, South Korea shows North Korean footage of a missile launch last week
South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff say the launch happened early on Sunday, but did not provide further details on how far the weapon flew.
The Japanese government also says that North Korea has fired a possible ballistic missile.
The launch, the sixth round of weapons tests in the north in two weeks, came hours after the United States and South Korea completed another round of naval exercises off the eastern coast of the Korean peninsula.
An American aircraft carrier was involved in the exercises.
The North Korean military warned on Saturday that the US realignment of the aircraft carrier near the Korean peninsula is causing a “significantly huge negative splash” in regional security.
Japanese military exercises will also take place in the coming days, further encouraging North Korea’s saber clatter.
Pyongyang usually fires the missiles almost straight up into the sky – limiting their range so that they land only a short distance offshore.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last week condemned the fifth launch, calling North Korea’s actions “barbaric.”
He noted that the government would continue to collect and analyze information.