SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (HawaiiNewsNow) - A North Korean missile has flown over Japan, according to news reports.
After the missile was launched, people in Northern Japan were told to take cover as a precaution.
South Korea also confirmed that the missile flew over Japan, in the latest missile test for the country as tensions with North Korea rise.
The incident comes just days after North Korea fired three, short-range ballistic projectiles to the sea.
Cdr. Dave Benham, director of media operations at PACOM, initially said the first and third missiles in that test failed in flight.
But Benham subsequently corrected that information, saying the missiles flew about 155 miles northeast before falling into the sea.
The three launches happened near Kittaeryong, North Korea, and PACOM said it is working with other agencies to provide a more detailed assessment.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command concluded that the three missiles did not pose a threat to North America or Guam.
"We continues to monitor North Korea's actions closely," Benham said, in an emailed statement last week. "U.S. Pacific Command stands behind our ironclad commitment to the security of our allies in the Republic of Korea and Japan."
The newest launch comes weeks after North Korea created a tense standoff with the United States by threatening to lob some of its missiles toward Guam.
North Korea also successfully flight-tested a pair of intercontinental ballistic missiles in July that analysts say could reach deep into the U.S. mainland when perfected
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