Those were the days, eh? North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said.
Japanese government tweet (1 hr ago)
Those were the days, eh? North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said.
Japanese government tweet (1 hr ago)
Part of the strong alliance VP Harris has with “the Republic of North Korea.”
From Asahi Shimbun:
“Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in northern Japan.
The Japanese government warned citizens to take cover as the missile appeared to have flown over and past its territory before falling into the Pacific Ocean. It said it did not use any defense measures to destroy the missile, which was the first to fly over or past Japan from North Korea since 2017.
“North Korea’s series of actions, including its repeated ballistic missile launches, threatens the peace and security of Japan, the region, and the international community, and poses a serious challenge to the entire international community, including Japan,” Japan’s top government spokesperson, Hirokazu Matsuno, told a news conference.
He said the missile flew 4,600 kilometers to a maximum altitude of 1,000 km.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it appeared to have been an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) launched from North Korea’s Jagang Province. North Korea has used that province to launch several recent tests, including multiple missiles that it claimed were “hypersonic.”
The test prompted East Japan Railway Co to suspend train operations in the northern regions, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported. Matsuno said there were no reports of damage to aircraft or ships from the missile.”
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14734203
Off-topic but of interest:
“Some children have developed severe symptoms of COVID-19 after catching the novel coronavirus despite having no underlying conditions, it has been reported.
The number of children developing severe symptoms has been increasing as the number of COVID-19 cases involving children is rising to an unprecedented level due to the spread of the Omicron variant.
Considering “the eighth wave” as a possibility, experts stress the importance of being vaccinated.
The number of COVID-19 patients 19 or younger was 5.49 million as of Sept. 20, according to the health ministry’s data.
Analysis based on the ministry’s data shows the cumulative number of COVID-19 patients 19 or younger from September to December 2020 was 14,000.
The figure for 2021 was 220,000.
This means most of the COVID-19 patients who are children have appeared after the Omicron variant became widespread.
There were only three COVID-19-related deaths among those 19 or younger by the end of 2021 before rising to 31 as of Sept. 20.
It has been reported that with more children catching the virus, some have even been hospitalized after developing moderate or severe symptoms.
Experts said it is worrying that some of the children needing hospitalization have no underlying conditions.”
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14733632
Watching the brutal invasion of the Ukraine will do that to little paranoid people. Fortunately the round heeled VP let on that the crazy little North Korean is tight with the Biden Family, so I guess that “we” don’t care about threats to Japan.
Funny he never tried these under Pres. Trump.
Japan lives in a bad neighborhood. Time to get nukes.