1 of 1 File photo shows Kim Jong Un at an event on December 30, 2022 Photo: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, Archive File photo shows Kim Jong Un at an event on December 30, 2022 Photo: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, archive
The Japanese government has suspended the emergency alert issued this Tuesday (21) to allow residents of Okinawa, the southern region of the country, to protect themselves from a possible threat posed by a missile fired by North Korea.
At first the government said it could be a missile. However, he changed the information and said that it could actually be a spy satellite from Korea and that it appeared to have flown towards the Pacific Ocean that is, it crossed Japanese territory and continued onward.
Earlier in the day, North Korea informed Japan that it planned to launch a satellite. However, the Japanese government stated that the object launched could be a spy satellite and if so, it would violate United Nations Security Council resolutions.
North Korea, in turn, has claimed that its space program and launch activities are a sovereign right.
Previous attempts on May 31 North Korea’s first such launch since 2016 and on August 24 failed when the new missiles fell into the sea.
During a party congress in January 2021, Korean leader Kim JongUn revealed a wish list that included: Development of military reconnaissance satellites.
Selfprotection training
Two weeks ago, Tokyo residents ran for cover at a train station as part of the first evacuation drill from a possible rocket attack on the capital. Around 60 residents took part in the exercise in the Nerima district.
The training took place after North Korea conducted several launch tests of shortrange missiles and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Some of those launches, including a rocket that flew over Japan’s southern islands on Aug. 24, triggered the JAlert system, which was used to notify the Japanese of possible threats and emergencies such as earthquakes, bad weather and other dangers.
What also worries Japan is this Your neighbor has nuclear weapons.