Missile appears to have flown over and past Japanese territory, and landed in the Pacific ocean.
Posted BY: Zero Hedge
The Japanese government warned residents in some remote islands that are part of Tokyo as well as Hokkaido and Aomori prefectures to take shelter from a missile fired from North Korea.
Japan emergency alert: "North Korea appears to have launched a missile. Please evacuate to the inside of a building or go to the basement. Target area: Hokkaido"
— BNO News (@BNONews) October 3, 2022
#BREAKING: Japan says North Korea has launched a missile, warns people to seek shelter immediately.
— Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) October 3, 2022
Message running on local TV: "North Korea appears to have launched a missile. Please evacuate to the inside of a building or go to the basement. Target area: Hokkaido" pic.twitter.com/66jDRqkJFU
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Japan informing the public to seek immediate shelter after they detected that North Korea launched a missile in the direction of Japan. pic.twitter.com/eeu0RFY3XC
— Global: MilitaryInfo (@Global_Mil_Info) October 3, 2022
North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile toward the east side, according to text message from South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.
According to a subsequent update from NHK, the missile appears to have flown over and past Japanese territory, and landed in the Pacific ocean.
It is unclear what response, if any, Japan will pursue.
The USDJPY dipped briefly on the news of the missile launch but has since rebounded.
