Japan says the ballistic missile, which fell into the waters off the Hokkaido island, is an "unprecedented threat".
North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew over Japan before plunging into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said on Tuesday, a step the Japanese prime minister termed a "grave threat".
The launch appears to be the first to cross over Japan since 2009, and comes amid ongoing annual military drill being carried out between the US and its close ally in the region, South Korea.
Their outrageous act of firing a missile over our country is an unprecedented, serious and grave threat... Says Shinzo Abe, Japanese prime minister
The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile travelled around 2,700km and reached a maximum height of 550km as it flew over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido and landed in the sea.
The projectile was launched from the Sunan region near the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, just before 6am on Tuesday (21:00 GMT on Monday), the South Korean military said.
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North Korea 'fires' missile over Japan, Trump, Abe react
North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew over Japan before plunging into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said on Tuesday, a step the Japanese prime minister termed a "grave threat".
The launch appears to be the first to cross over Japan since 2009, and comes amid ongoing annual military drill being carried out between the US and its close ally in the region, South Korea.
Their outrageous act of firing a missile over our country is an unprecedented, serious and grave threat... Says Shinzo Abe, Japanese prime minister
The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile travelled around 2,700km and reached a maximum height of 550km as it flew over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido and landed in the sea.
The projectile was launched from the Sunan region near the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, just before 6am on Tuesday (21:00 GMT on Monday), the South Korean military said.
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North Korea 'fires' missile over Japan, Trump, Abe react
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