[Tokyo 2nd Reuters]-Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshiyoshi Tsuji expressed the opinion that the ballistic missile launched by North Korea was one shot and likely separated into two. South Korea's Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae) revealed that it was testing the possibility of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) experiment, but Secretary of the Secretary Choi stated that it was “under analysis”.
Secretary of Secretary Jun said he was landing in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and was unacceptable and protested strictly through the embassy route in Beijing.
According to the Secretary of the Secretary of Secretary, North Korea launched a ballistic missile from around the country's east coast around 7:10 am on the 2nd. Around 7:27, it landed in the Japanese EEZ off Shimane Prefecture and the Oki Islands. No damage to ships has been confirmed. The North Korean missile has landed in Japan's EEZ since November 29, 2017.
Initially, there was a possibility that two ballistic missiles were fired, but Secretary of the Secretary of Secretary released a view that there was a possibility that one missile was separated into two as a result of examining the information.
The Japanese government estimates that the flight altitude is about 450 km and the flight distance is about 900 km.
Secretary of the Secretary Jun pointed out that this missile launch clearly violates the resolution of the UN Security Council, and launching without prior notice is a serious threat to aircraft and ship safety. “I was absolutely unacceptable, and I protested strictly through the embassy route in Beijing,” he said.
He said he refrained from answering any questions about the intention or purpose of North Korea ’s intentions regarding the launch.
However, Japan indicated its policy to “push firmly” towards the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and the full implementation of the agreement at the US-Korea summit last June.
He also explained that there is no change in the policy of holding a Japan-North Korea summit meeting without any conditions to solve the Japanese abduction issue.
On the other hand, the question of whether there was an exchange of information based on the Japan-Korea Military Information Comprehensive Protection Agreement (GSOMIA) over this missile launch is “ I want to refrain from the details, ”she avoided referring to the details.
In response to a large-scale demonstration in Hong Kong and a large number of injuries, the Secretary of Secretary Jun said that he was “very worried” and requested a solution through self-control and peaceful discussions. Restated. The policy of watching with high interest was shown.
(Kazuhiko Tamaki)