Tension in Asia continues to rise and the next day South Korea report it North Korea has launched more than 20 missiles that have crossed its territory now Japan announced that the country led by Kim Jong-un fired ammunition that passed into the north of the island without any authorization or permission.
The announcement from the Japanese prime minister’s office came shortly after the South Korean military said it detected the launch of at least one North Korean ballistic missile towards its eastern shores.
Japan said it was released more than a missile, although it has not clarified how many. He pointed out that the bullets fell into the Pacific Ocean and alerts were activated in three prefectures in the north of the country.
Seoul’s joint chiefs of staff did not immediately confirm the type of missile detected or how far it had flown.
The launches came a day after North Korea launched more than 20 missiles, the maximum for just one day in its history. One of the bullets flew in the direction of a populated South Korean island and landed near the maritime border between the two nations, causing anti-aircraft sirens and evacuation of residents will be activated from the island of Ulleung. seoul it responded quickly by firing its own missiles in the same border area.
Hours before the launches on Wednesday, North Korea had threatened to use nuclear weapons so that the United States and South Korea “they will pay the most horrible price in history” for the joint military exercises that are currently being carried out and which Pyongyang considers as evidence of invasion.
Japan meets its security council in the face of tensions in Asia
The tension on the peninsula it has risen to dangerous levels in the past few weeks before the persistent launches from the north, the maneuvers of the allies and the possibility that Pyongyang will carry out its first nuclear test in five years.
Following the launch of North Korea, Japan convened its National Security Council on Wednesday to discuss the tension on the continent. “These missile launches repeated with such a high frequency are unacceptableThis was stated by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
For his part, the Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada defined the actions of North Korea “a threat to Japan’s peace and securitythe region and the international community “, assuring that Tokyo has already urged Pyongyang to enter into a diplomatic relationship with Beijing.
These North Korean tests “are taking place more frequently than ever,” Japanese government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno later said, revealing that during the meeting, in addition to analyzing the launches, they discussed how to proceed in the future “in front of the ‘increase in tension in the nearby peninsula ”.
For its part, Russia also issued a statement and called for “calm”. The government of Vladimir Putin He asked all parties to remain “calm” after the launch of several North Korean missiles, in total 23, which drew condemnation in South Korea.
“All parties involved in this conflict must avoid taking measures that could lead to increased tensions,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told reporters, insisting that “the situation on the peninsula is already quite tense”.
With AP information
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Source: Clarin
