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North Korean missile fell in Japan's exclusive economic zone, says PM Kishida
North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile Friday, Seoul's military said, the second launch in two days as Pyongyang continues a record-breaking blitz that has sent fears of a nuclear test soaring. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that a North Korean missile was believed to have fallen in waters within the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the northern region of Hokkaido. "The ballistic missile launched by North Korea is believed to have landed in our EEZ west of Hokkaido," Kishida told reporters in Bangkok, calling the launch "absolutely unacceptable" and saying there had been no reports of damage to ships or aircraft. The launch comes a day after North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile as its minister of foreign affairs, Choe Son Hui, warned Pyongyang would take "fiercer" military action if the United States strengthened its "extended deterrence" commitment to regional allies. President Yoon said at the time that it was "effectively a territorial invasion". Experts say North Korea is seizing the opportunity to conduct banned missile tests, confident of escaping further UN sanctions due to Ukraine-linked gridlock at the United Nations. Source - NDTV #korean #japan
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