"It's only slightly hyperbolie was fired around 5:58 a.m. (local time) (2058 GMT)from the western coast of the DPRK toward a northeastern direction,and passed over Cape Erimo in Japan's northernmost main island ofHokkaido around 6:06 a.m. (2106 GMT), said Japan's Chief CabinetSecretary Yoshihide Suga.
The missile flew over 2,700 km with the highest altitude at some550 km, and fell into the Pacific Ocean some 1 Nike Air Max 90 Ultra 2.0 Flyknit Ireland ,180 km east of CapeErimo around 6:12 a.m. (2112 GMT), said Suga.
He said that it was possible that the missile separated intothree parts over the Sea of Japan, and the Japanese government isanalyzing the situation.
He also said that the missile firing posed "an unprecedentedlyserious and grave security threat" to Japan and Japan will workclosely with the United States and South Korea to address theissue.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that the missile"significantly undermines" regional peace and security and Japanhas lodged a firm protest against the DPRK.
He added that Japan is to call for an emergency meeting of theUnited Nations Security Council and to call on the internationalsociety to cooperate and impose more pressure on the DPRK.
Japan's Defense Minster Itsunori Onodera told reporters that themissile was possibly the same type as intermediate-range missileHwasong-12, which had been fired by the DPRK before.
He said that the government did not give an order to interceptthe missile since it judged there was no possibility that it wouldland in Japan.
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono reportedly said that theDPRK "appeared to have held back" from firing a missile toward Guamamid U.S. pressure, and instead sent it over Hokkaido.
Following the missile launch, the Japanese government held aNational Security Council meeting involving relevant ministers.
Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke over the phone afterthe missile launch. Enditem
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