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North Korea fires missiles near Hokkaido

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North Korea fired off a volley of three ballistic missiles from its west coast Sept. 5 that fell within Japan's exclusive economic zone, a move that Tokyo called a grave threat to national security amid Pyongyang's growing ability to strike the Japanese archipelago.

"This is a threat to Japan's national security," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a daily briefing. "At the same time, this is a provocation against the international community as the Group of 20 summit meeting is currently being held." (The Japan Times)

北朝鮮ミサイル、北海道沖に落下

北朝鮮は9月5日、弾道ミサイル3発を発射し、いずれも日本の排他的経済水域内に落下した。菅義偉官房長官は「わが国の安全保障に対する深刻な脅威だ」と非難した。

The Japan Times ST: September 16, 2016