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It was confirmed that North Korea's satellite launch vehicle failed.
The Japanese government believes that additional provocations are likely until the 4th of next month and is closely monitoring the situation.
This is correspondent Hyun Young-jun from Tokyo.
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Japan's Ministry of Defense announced that a ballistic missile was launched from North Korea last night.
Japan's NHK issued an alert informing residents to evacuate throughout Okinawa Prefecture through Jay Alert at approximately 10:46 last night.
However, about 20 minutes later, around 11 o'clock, the warning was lifted, saying that it was judged that there was no possibility of North Korea's projectile passing through Japan.
The Japanese Self-Defense Forces also deployed an interceptor missile unit in preparation for North Korea's falling projectiles, but as the projectiles failed, interception measures were lifted and it was finally confirmed that there was no effect on ships and aircraft in Japan.
NHK reported that video taken in China, bordering North Korea, showed flames moving and then exploding.
In relation to this, a Japanese government official said, "It appears there was something wrong with North Korea's satellite launch vehicle."
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi announced at a late-night press conference, "North Korea appears to have attempted a launch using ballistic missile technology for the purpose of launching a satellite, but it was lost over the West Sea," adding, "It is presumed that no object was put into space." I did.
Japanese Defense Minister Kihara said that since North Korea has set a launch period until June 4, there is a possibility of additional provocations within the period, and that they will closely monitor the situation.