North Korea’s notification to the Japanese Coast Guard
They failed satellite launch in May and August
North Korea has reportedly announced plans to launch a satellite.
According to Yonhap News, on the 21st, North Korea notified the Japanese government that it would launch a satellite between the 22nd and the 1st of next month. Yonhap News reported this news, quoting reports from Japan’s NHK and Kyodo News.
According to the report, the Japan Coast Guard revealed that North Korea sent an email with this content to the Maritime Information Department of the Coast Guard.
The areas of concern for debris falling from the North Korean satellite launch are two locations in the Yellow Sea to the southwest of North Korea and one in the Pacific Ocean to the east of the Philippines. These areas are outside Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
It is known that the Coast Guard has issued a navigation warning and advised ships to be cautious following this notification.
Yonhap News reported, “This notification appears to be related to the military reconnaissance satellite launch plan that North Korea had tried twice before and failed.”
In response to North Korea’s notification, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has reportedly instructed relevant ministries to do everything possible to gather and analyze information, provide appropriate information to the public, and cooperate with South Korea and the United States to urge North Korea to cancel its launch plan.
North Korea launched a military reconnaissance satellite on the first day of the announced launch period in May and August, but both attempts failed. At that time, North Korea also notified Japan and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) of the launch period.
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