
North Korea launches missile over Japan; splashes into the ocean and residents warned to take cover
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North Korea launched a ballistic missile over Japan, prompting a warning to residents to take cover following a move that could escalate already heightened tensions in the region.
The projectile was believed to have landed in the Pacific Ocean. The Japanese prime minister’s office issued an alert to residents in northeastern regions to evacuate buildings nearby in what was reportedly the first such alert in five years. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, center, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Tuesda. South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters. (AP) A TV shows J-Alert or National Early Warning System to the Japanese residents on Tuesday in Tokyo. (AP) Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.