North Korea Missile Lands In Japan's EEZ

Above, the Sea of Japan from Niigata. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

North Korea has apparently launched a missile that landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Sea of Japan.

The Japan Times reported:

North Korea fired off an unidentified missile Monday morning that landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, the latest in a spate of ramped-up test-firings that have unnerved the region. 

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that the missile, launched around 5:40 a.m., appeared to have have fallen into Japan’s exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan. 

Suga said Japan had issued a strong protest with the North, calling the launch a clear violation of United Nations resolutions. 

The missile was fired from the eastern coastal city of Wonsan, according to a statement released by South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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