The Ministry of Defense of Japan did not record the damage from the projectile launched by the DPRK

The Japanese Ministry of Defense did not record damage to national ships and aircraft after the DPRK launched an alleged ballistic missile. This was announced on Wednesday, January 5, by the head of the defense department Nobuo Kishi.

“North Korea has launched what is believed to be a ballistic missile. At the moment, we have not recorded any damage to Japanese ships and aircraft, ”the NHK channel reported the minister said.

Kishi noted that the ministry is currently continuing to analyze data on the launch of the projectile.

“If it was a ballistic missile launched on a conventional trajectory, then we believe that it could fly about 500 km,” he added.

He also confirmed that the rocket, according to preliminary calculations, fell outside the exclusive economic zone of Japan. This was previously reported by sources of the NHK TV channel, indicating that the projectile landed in the Sea of ​​Japan.

Earlier, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called the possible launch of a ballistic missile from the DPRK as regrettable.

It became known that North Korea had fired an unidentified projectile towards the Sea of ​​Japan, presumably a ballistic missile, on the morning of January 5. The Japanese Coast Guard warned ships in the specified area of ​​the danger of falling debris.

It is noted that in Japan, against the background of information about a possible launch of a ballistic missile from the DPRK, the crisis headquarters of the Prime Minister’s Office was urgently convened.

This is North Korea’s first launch this year. The last one took place in October 2021. The DPRK has confirmed the launch of a ballistic missile (SLBM) from a submarine towards the Sea of ​​Japan. It was noted that Kim Jong-un did not take part in the tests.

Then in Japan, in turn, they announced that they were planning to strengthen the country’s defensive capabilities, strongly condemning the launch of a ballistic missile by the DPRK.