# BREAKING: North Korean missile launched toward Japan

By Jarryd Jaeger · Published 2023-04-13 · News & Analysis › World · https://humanevents.com/news/breaking-north-korean-missile-launched-toward-japan

> Japanese authorities have since informed residents that they are no longer under threat.

[Japanese](https://thepostmillennial.com/japan-to-downgrade-covid-to-same-category-as-the-flu) authorities confirmed Thursday that [North Korea](http://humanevents.com/2023/03/27/north-korean-women-fleeing-to-china-forced-into-marriages-sex-slavery) had launched at least one [missile](https://thepostmillennial.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-over-japan) in their direction.

In response to the threat, residents of Japan's northernmost region, Hokkaido, were told to take shelter in underground bunkers or inside sturdy buildings.

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According to the [Japan Times](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/13/asia-pacific/north-korea-missile-hokkaido-shelter/), the nation's J-Alert warning system went off around 7:55 am Thursday local time, roughly twenty minutes after North Korea launched what is believed to be a ballistic missile.

The missile was expected to fall to earth near Hokkaido around 8 am. Japanese authorities have since [informed](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/12/north-korean-missile-prompts-evacuation-order-in-japan) residents that they are no longer under threat, as the missile is now expected to land far enough away so as not to cause any damage to the island.

*This is a breaking story and will be updated.*