Overview
- South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, via Yonhap, said the North launched at least one unidentified ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan detected no indication the missile fell into its territorial waters or exclusive economic zone.
- No damage has been reported in Japan following the launch, according to the prime minister’s briefing.
- Takaichi instructed the defense and foreign ministers to collect information and take measures to ensure public safety.
- Yonhap noted this is the first such launch since South Korea’s current government under President Lee Jae-myung took office in June.