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North Korea fires missile as Japan warns citizens to take precautions Barney Henderson, new york
28 AUGUST 2017 • 11:18PM
- North Korea fires missile over Japan
- Citizens on Japan's northern Hokkaido island warned to take precautions
- Japan condemns launch 'in strongest terms possible'
- Missile breaks up and lands in sea
North Korea fired a missile over Japan on Monday evening, officials said, as Tokyo warned citizens in the north of the country to take precautions.
In what was a significant escalation of Pyongyang's military posturing, Japan told citizens on its northern Hokkaido island to take precautions as the missile headed towards land.
The missile flew over Japanese territory, before breaking into three pieces and landing in the sea. It flew for around 1,650 miles, reaching a maximum altitude of 340 miles, South Korean officials said.
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The Japanese military made no attempt to shoot down the unidentified missile, but condemned the launch in the strongest terms possible.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un smiles during a visit to the Chemical Material Institute of the Academy of Defense Science in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on August23, 2017 CREDIT: REUTERS
North Korea has fired a missile over Japan in the past - in 1998 - but this launch comes at a time of extreme tensions in the region over Pyongyang's military ambitions.
Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, said that he would take all measures necessary to protect the Japanese republic.
"We will make utmost efforts to firmly protect the lives of the people," Mr Abe, who was visibly angry, told reporters in brief remarks as he entered his office for emergency meetings on the missile firing.
Yoshihide Suga, Japan's chief cabinet secretary, said the launch posed "a serious, grave security threat to Japan".
South Korea's national security council was also holding an emergency meeting last night.
Mr Kim has overseen more than 80 missile tests - more than both his father and grandfather combined.
In the early hours of Saturday morning, the regime fired several short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast from its eastern Kangwon province in what was thought to be a response to US-South Korean joint military exercises.
The projectiles, which officials said were ballistic missiles, flew for 155 miles before landing in sea inbetween the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
Saturday's launch was the first since it test-fired a missile on July 28 that could have been designed to reach 6,200 miles, putting parts of the US mainland within reach. The North Korean dictator threatened to target Guam, the US territory, with a missile.
That test set off a war of word between Mr Kim and President Donald Trump, and the UN imposed a raft of new sanctions on the rogue state in response.
Japan's military is in the process of practicing deploying anti-missile batteries at three US bases in Japan.
The US military says the drills will test the ability of Japanese and US forces to work together and assess firing locations at the bases. They will also allow Japan to practice rapid deployment of its PAC-3 anti-missile system.
Rex Tillerson, the US secretary of state, described Saturday's launch as a "provocative act" but said he still hoped to persuade North Korea to come to the negotiating table.
Last Tuesday, Mr Trump pointed to the apparent lull in military activity from North Korea as evidence that Mr Kim "is starting to respect us."
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11:18pm
North Korea 'is showing no mercy'
The launch of the land-based missile comes two days after the Rodong Sinmun newspaper "ridiculed the US and its vassal forced for being flustered due to the ... pluck of the DPRK" in an editorial.
The article in the state-run publication added that North Korea is "showing no mercy".
"If the US persists in its reckless anti-DPRK moves, sanctions and pressure, it will eventually meet a miserable fate.
"So long as the US and its vassal forces persist with such actions and imperialism, the root cause of injustice and evil remains", it added. "The DPRK will further sharpen its just nuclear treasured sword in its hand and defend independence with nukes and usher in a new era of national prosperity".
11:11pm
Missile 'flew 1,650 miles'
South Korean military sources have reported that the missile flew a distance of around 1,650 miles and reached a maximum altitude on its lofted trajectory of 340 miles.
11:03pm
'A serious, grave security threat to Japan'
Yoshihide Suga, Japan's chief cabinet secretary, told a hastily called press conference that the missile fell into the ocean about 730 miles off Cape Erimo, in Hokkaido.
The missile launch poses "a serious, grave security threat to Japan", Suga said, adding that Japan would cooperate closely with the United States and South Korea to counteract the danger posed to the region by North Korea.
In Seoul, Moon Jae-in, the South Korean president, summoned an emergency meeting of the National Security Council.
10:49pm
Missile 'broke into three pieces and landed in the sea'
The missile broke into three pieces and fell into the waters off Japan's northern Hokkaido island.
The Japanese government's J-Alert warning system advised people in the area to take precautions.
The Japanese military did not attempt to shoot down the missile, which passed over Japanese territory around 6:06 a.m. time (2106 GMT).
10:28pm
Japan's Shinzo Abe vows to take utmost efforts to protect Japanese republic
Japan's prime minister has said he will take all precautions necessary to protect citizens.
"We will make utmost efforts to firmly protect the lives of the people," Abe told reporters in brief remarks as he entered his office for emergency meetings on the missile firing.
10:26pm
South Korea confirms missile launch
The North fired the "unidentified projectile" from Pyongyang at around 5:57 am (2057 GMT), according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.
10:25pm
Missile 'passes over Japan'
Reports in Tokyo state that a missile fired from North Korea has passed over the country.
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