Japan: North Korea Fires Suspected Ballistic Missile That Landed Outside EEZ

Japan's Ministry of Defense announced today (29th) that North Korea launched an object appearing to be a ballistic missile, which is believed to have fallen outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

The Japanese government is currently gathering and analyzing information regarding any impact on Japanese vessels.

The Japan Coast Guard stated that as of 12:55 PM today, no damage to vessels navigating the area has been reported.

The Japanese government has set up a crisis management center at the Prime Minister's Office, urgently convening related ministries to assess the damage situation.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) also announced that North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea this afternoon.

The JCS is currently analyzing the specifications and range of the North Korean projectile.

If the North Korean projectile is confirmed to be a ballistic missile, this would mark the first launch in 17 days.

Previously, North Korea launched a ballistic missile from the Pyongyang area toward the East Sea on the 12th.

At that time, Japan's Ministry of Defense announced that North Korea had launched ballistic missiles consecutively.

Some of the detected missiles flew more than 900 km.

Later, North Korea announced through state media that it had test-fired tactical ballistic missiles.
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