Prime Minister Kishida "strongly condemns'' North Korea missile launch

Prime Minister Kishida said on the morning of the 4th that North Korea launched a missile that flew over Japan.

On the same day, Prime Minister Kishida told reporters, "North Korea seems to have launched a ballistic missile that flew over our country and landed in the Pacific Ocean."

After that, he revealed that he instructed to check for any objects that fell from the missile launch, collect and analyze information, and cooperate with other countries.

In addition, he announced that he would hold a National Security Council with related ministers, and emphasized that "the National Security Council and the NSC will be held to collect and analyze information."