Japan lodged a protest with North Korea after its rocket launch prompted emergency alerts and evacuation warnings in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa early on May 31, SIA refers to foreign media.
The state-run Korean Central News Agency said the rocket, carrying a military reconnaissance satellite, crashed into the Yellow Sea as the second stage experienced problems after the first-stage separation.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno condemned the launch, saying it “threatens the peace and security of our country, the region and the international community.”
Matsuno told a news conference, which was called after a meeting of four ministers in charge of the National Security Council, that Japan filed a complaint with North Korea through diplomatic channels in Beijing.
The Japanese government says what North Korea calls an “artificial satellite” is effectively a ballistic missile.
“The ballistic missile launch violates related U.N. Security Council resolutions,” Matsuno said.
The government issued an emergency warning via its J-Alert national early warning system at 6:30 a.m., calling on residents throughout Okinawa Prefecture to take cover indoors.
The warning was lifted a little past 7 a.m. after the government concluded there was no risk of a missile landing on Japanese soil.
The KCNA report said North Korea will conduct a second launch at an early date after investigating the cause of the failure. It cited problems with engines and fuel.
Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada told reporters that his order to the Self-Defense Forces on May 29 to destroy missiles that are falling within Japanese territory will remain in effect until June 11.
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