Japan issues alert for Okinawa after North Korea fires off rocket
Japan issued a rare emergency warning for Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday morning, urging residents to take shelter after an apparent North Korean ballistic missile launch.
The South Korean military said the rocket was likely of a “space launch vehicle” carrying its first military satellite that Pyongyang had said it would launch before June 11, the Yonhap news agency reported.
Japan has ordered the Self-Defense Forces to prepare to shoot down a North Korean ballistic missile, rocket or debris that threatens Japanese territory, the Defense Ministry said.
Source: The Japan Times
