Japan announces: North Korea tests 3 missiles

The Japanese government has announced that North Korea has carried out 3 missile tests. In the message of the "J-Alert" early warning system, which became operational in Yamagata, Niigata and Miyagi provinces after the first missile, the people were asked to stay in the buildings.

The Japanese government announced that North Korea had tested 3 missiles, and corrected the information that the first missile passed over Japan.

The Ministry of Defense reported that the information that the first of the three missiles launched by North Korea passed over Japan and fell into the Pacific was withdrawn. It was stated that the missile disappeared from the radar and did not pass over Japan. It is estimated that the first missile fell into the Sea of ​​Japan (East Sea).

State television NHK announced that the missiles launched by North Korea at 07:51, 08:41 and 08:51 local time fell into the Sea of ​​Japan (East Sea).

Qazet.az reports about this. Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio described the missile tests as "unbearable" in a statement to reporters.

Prime Minister Kishida said that the first launched missile was estimated to be an intercontinental ballistic type missile (ICBM).

Kishida noted that cooperation with the United States and South Korea will continue to take counter-movements.

In addition, it was noted that after the trials, no damage was detected to sea and aircraft navigating throughout the region.

Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu announced that "the cause of the disappearance of (the first missile) from radar is being investigated".