The test is the first time North Korea has fired a missile over Japan in five years and comes after a flurry of recent missile launches by Pyongyang
Residents in northern Japan were warned to take cover early Tuesday morning as nuclear-armed North Korea fired a missile over the island of Hokkaido and into the Pacific Ocean.
Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada said Japan “will continue to examine all options – including so-called ‘counterattack capabilities’ and not rule out anything as we continue to work to fundamentally strengthen our defense abilities.” “Five years ago we were in a similar situation to today,” Ms. Tachibana said, adding she was “nervous at the time” but had “not been paying much attention” to North Korea recently and was shocked to see another such launch.
“We are open to diplomacy with North Korea but it very much takes two to tango,” he said. “We are going to leave that door open, but we are going to respond resolutely to this growing threat.”
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