Japan claims that on November 3, North Korea fired missiles that flew over northern Japan. This was the most recent in a string of weapons tests that have increased tensions in the area.
Shortly after the South Korean military reported that it had seen North Korea launch at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern sea, the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan made its announcement.
Although it could not immediately state how many missiles were fired, Japan said that more than one were. The missiles, according to the report, launched into the Pacific Ocean and set off alarms in three northern prefectures.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul did not immediately confirm the sort of missile it had discovered or the range of the projectile.
The launches took place the day after North Korea launched more than 20 missiles, which was a record for the country. One of the missiles went toward a populous South Korean island and landed close to the tense sea boundary between the warring nations, setting off air raid sirens and prompting Ulleung island’s population to flee. South Korea launched their own missiles in the same border region as a prompt response.
The North Korean missile launches on Wednesday came after it threatened to use nuclear weapons to make the United States and South Korea “pay the most horrible price in history” in response to ongoing military exercises between the two countries, which it views as a practise for an impending invasion.