The tension in Asia continues to rise. This announcement comes one day after South Korea warned that it is a “territorial invasion”.
Tension in Asia continues to rise and a day after South Korea denounce that North Korea launched more than 20 missiles that crossed its territory, now Japan announced that the country led by Kim Jong-un fired ammunition that passed over 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 had detected the launch of at least one North Korean ballistic missile toward its eastern shores.
Japan said it was released more than one missile, although he did not clarify how many. He noted that the shells fell into the Pacific Ocean and alerts were activated in three prefectures in the north of the country.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul did not immediately confirm the type of missile that was detected or how far it flew.
The launches came a day after North Korea fired more than 20 missiles, the most for a single day in its history. One of the projectiles flew in the direction of a populated South Korean island and landed near the maritime border between the two nations, causing air raid sirens will be activated and evacuation of residents from Ulleung Island. seoul quickly responded by launching its own missiles in the same border area.
Hours before Wednesday’s launches, 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 they are currently carrying out, and which Pyongyang considers to be an invasion rehearsal.
Japan meets its security council in the face of tension in Asia
The tension on the peninsula has increased to dangerous levels in recent weeks before the insistent northern launches, the maneuvers of the allies and the possibility that Pyongyang carries out its first nuclear test in five years.
Following the North Korean launches, Japan convened its National Security Council on Wednesday to discuss tension on the continent. “These repeated missile launches with such high frequency are unacceptableJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said.
For his part, Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada called North Korea’s actions “a threat to the peace and security of Japanthe region and the international community,” while assuring that Tokyo has already urged Pyongyang to begin a diplomatic relationship with Beijing.
These North Korean tests “are taking place more frequently than ever,” Japanese government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said later, revealing that during the meeting, in addition to analyzing the launches, they discussed how to proceed in the future “in the face of the increase in the tension in the neighboring 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 numerous North Korean missiles, a total of 23, which drew condemnation in South Korea.
“All parties to this conflict must avoid taking measures that could lead to an increase in tensions,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told reporters, insisting that “the situation on the peninsula is already tense enough”.
With AP information
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