Japan says North Korean missile reached 2,500km altitude, landed in its territorial waters

Record ID: 898038

  • Title: Japan says North Korean missile reached 2,500km altitude, landed in its territorial waters
  • Date: 4th July 2017
  • Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (JULY 4, 2017) (REUTERS) INTERSECTION IN DOWNTOWN TOKYO PEDESTRIANS WAITING AT AN INTERSECTION (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) TOKYO RESIDENT, MEI KANEKO, SAYING: "There's nothing positive for them by firing the missiles, so I don't understand why they keep doing it. They have fired again, I really find this (action) questionable, that is my strongest feeling." TRAFFIC (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) TOKYO RESIDENT, KAORU HANE, SAYING: "There are things on the Internet quite frequently saying that we should be careful if warnings are issued (of a missile launch) and it's scary to know we are living our daily lives side-by-side with this threat." POLICE OFFICER PEDESTRIANS WALKING
  • Embargoed: 18th July 2017 09:49
  • Keywords: Japan North Korea Ballistic Missile territorial waters
  • Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
  • City: TOKYO, JAPAN
  • Country: Japan
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0026OAW3LZ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Tuesday (July 4) which exceeded the altitude of 2,500 kilometers (1,560 miles) and flew about 900 kilometers (580 miles) before landing in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Japanese chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a news conference.
    Japan's government strongly protested what it called a clear violation of UN resolutions and Tokyo residents said the constant missile testing from North Korea was questionable and scary.
    North Korea said on Tuesday it successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which flew a trajectory that an expert said could allow a weapon to hit the U.S. state of Alaska.
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