North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Friday which landed in the ocean off Japan, Japanese officials said. PM Shinzo Abe called a meeting of Japan’s National Security Council. “I have received information that North Korea once again conducted a missile firing,” he said. “We will immediately analyze information and do our utmost to protect the safety of the Japanese people.”
There was no immediate announcement of the type of missile. On July 4, North Korea test-launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile. Japanese Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said the missile launched on Friday flew for about 45 minutes and landed off the Japanese coast in waters between Japan and the Korean Peninsula.