Japan Defense Ministry "Launches a presumptive North Korean ballistic missile...an emergency meeting of the prime minister's residence in Japan

The Japanese Defense Ministry announced at 7:16 a.m. that North Korea had launched a projectile believed to be a ballistic missile into the East Sea of South Korea.

A Japanese government official said the suspected ballistic missile launched by North Korea appears to be continuing to fly at 7:40 a.m.

Japan's Defense Ministry explained that it is analyzing the impact on Japan.

Japan's maritime security agency asked ships navigating to pay attention to missile-related information.

In this regard, the Japanese government is continuing its emergency meeting with officials from relevant ministries at the government office's crisis management center.