North Korea fires off ‘unidentified projectile’ in latest weapons test
Tokyo did not issue an alert about any North Korean missile launches, as it usually does with those that could pose a threat to Japan.
Summary by The Tokyo Editorial Desk · As published by The Japan Times · · 1 min read
Tokyo did not issue an alert about any North Korean missile launches, as it usually does with those that could pose a threat to Japan.

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