2023-08-23 20:57:18
(Central News Agency reporter Yang Mingzhu, Tokyo, 24th) Japan’s Ministry of Defense said at around 3:55 a.m. today (2:55 a.m. Taiwan time) that North Korea suspected it had launched a ballistic missile or launched a flying object using ballistic missile technology. The Japanese government issued a national instant alert system (J-Alert) for Okinawa Prefecture, calling on people to evacuate. The alarm was lifted around 4 o’clock.
Japan’s Asahi Shimbun reported that at around 4 a.m., Japan judged that a ballistic missile launched from North Korea had passed over Japan and was launched toward the Pacific Ocean. The Japan Coast Guard (Coast Patrol Agency) said at around 4:40 a.m. that information from the Ministry of Defense informed that the surrounding area of Japan was not affected.
NHK reported that at 3:54 a.m. (3:7 a.m. Taiwan time), the Japanese government issued a message through the Emergency Intelligence Network System (Em-Net): “North Korea is suspected of launching a ballistic missile. 4:00 a.m. At regarding 10 minutes, it flew over the Okinawa Prefecture area and appeared to have passed in the direction of the Pacific Ocean, and the call for asylum was lifted.”
In addition, through the Em-Net system, it is also pointed out that the government has not implemented measures to destroy the missiles. If you find an unknown object, please do not approach it. Please contact the police or the Coast Guard immediately. We will notify you if there is any further news.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced early this morning that North Korea launched a “space projectile” from the Dongchang-ri area toward the south.
North Korea informed the Japanese Coast Guard on the 22nd that it will launch an “artificial satellite” between 00:00 on August 24 and 00:00 on August 31. North Korea issued the same notification in May, but the launch ended in failure. North Korea indicated that it would launch another launch. If the trajectory is as reported, Japan is expected to pass over the southwestern islands of Japan. (Editor: Chen Zhengjian) 1120824
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