Shimane Prefecture: Missile and Japan

shimane prefecture: Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told an emergency news conference early Monday that the missile, launched at around 5 40 a.m., is believed to have landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone, which extends 200 nautical miles 370 km from its coast, into the Sea of Japan, according to The Japan Times. Suga said the missile was estimated to have landed some 300 km off Shimane Prefecture's Oki Islands. The U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement later the same day that it had detected the launch of a short-range ballistic missile near the eastern coastal city of Wonsan, adding that it had tracked the missile for six minutes until it landed in the Sea of Japan. He said there were no reports of damage to planes or vessels in the area, adding that Japan filed a protest with North Korea, using the strongest wording possible to condemn the move. A top North Korean official told the BBC in April that the country will continue to test missiles despite international condemnation and growing military tensions with the U.S. and its allies. The firing of the ballistic missile . . . clearly violates resolutions adopted by the United Nations Security Council, Suga said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.