Two ballistic missiles fired by North Korea landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), a senior Japanese defense ministry official told reporters on Thursday (June 15). This zone is a vast area of sea surrounding the Japanese Archipelago, extending 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) beyond the Japanese territorial waters.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida strongly condemned the scenes, saying no damage had been done. These are “It violates United Nations Security Council resolutions and constitutes an irresponsible act that aggravates provocations [de Pyongyang] against the international community., Mr. Kishida told reporters. There is Japan “Strong Resistance” With North Korea, he added.
North Korea continues to launch missiles into the region, a move that has been roundly condemned by close US allies South Korea and Japan. However, it has been months since North Korean missiles landed in the Japanese EEZ.
Two weeks ago, Pyongyang also tried to send a launch into space, without success “Military Spy Satellite”This mistakenly triggered missile alerts in Seoul and Okinawa (southwest of Japan).
White House National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan also arrived in Tokyo on Thursday for talks with his counterparts from Japan, the Philippines and South Korea.
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