BREAKING: Japan's prime minister's office warned residents in its northernmost main island of Hokkaido to immediately seek shelter inside sturdy buildings or underground. 9News
launched a ballistic missile toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to enhance his nuclear arsenal in more "practical and offensive" ways.
It's the latest in a barrage of missile launches that North Korea has performed this year to protest South Korean-US military drills that it views as a rehearsal for an invasion. North Korea has long argued that US-led military exercises in the region are proof of Washington's hostility against Pyongyang.
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