South korea says pyongyang fired a missile in an easterly direction towards japan. In a statement, japan confirmed that the missile fell into the sea 2,000 kilometres east of cape erimo on hokkaido. South korea and the United States are analysing the details of the launch. So far, japans chief cabinet secretary says there is no evidence of missile fragments on japanese territory. 0n the line i am joined by Rupert Wingfield hayes in tokyo. This is being called by japan, Wingfield Hayes in tokyo. This is being called byjapan, the latest Missile Launch, as an intolerable provocative act. Yeah, that is the chief cabinet secretary who came out shortly after the missile flew over northern japan this morning, pretty much what you would expect, the same as what they said last month when north korea fired a similar missile ina similar north korea fired a similar missile in a similar trajectory. The difference between this and last months missile appears to be how high it flew and how far it fle
Reports say a missile has been launched heading east from the north korean capital pyongyang. Japanese media reported that the missile seemed to have been fired over its Northern Island of hokkaido into the sea 2000 kilometres east of cape erimo. The white house says President Trump has been briefed by his chief of staff generaljohn kelly. 0ur correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes is in tokyo. What has been the reaction from the japanese government . Well, we have heard from the chief cabinet secretary who condemned this launch. He called it an extreme altercation. We have not heard yet from the japanese Prime Minister because he is on japanese Prime Minister because he isona japanese Prime Minister because he is on a flight coming back from india. For the japanese government, again, this is similar to what happened last month. It makes japan still vulnerable. Sirens went off across northern japan this morning and people were told to seek shelter in concrete buildings and basements. It
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