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Emergency alert: Japan activates crisis team as North Korea launches suspected ballistic missile
Japan issues emergency alert after North Korea launches suspected ballistic missile; PM Takaichi activates crisis response team
North Korea condemned Japan’s plan to deploy upgraded long-range missiles across the country according to the communist regime’s state-run media.
North Korea launched missiles into the sea -- which landed near Japan's economic zone -- in a show of force amid a U.S.-South Korea military exercise.
North Korea tested nuclear-capable rocket launchers, state media reported yesterday, a day after Seoul detected the launch of about 10 ballistic missiles. The test comes after South Korean and US forces launched their springtime military drills, due to run until Thursday.
North Korea reportedly canceled hosting Japan in a World Cup qualifier just hours after losing to Japan in Tokyo on Thursday.