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J-Alert broadcasts via both ground systems and the Superbird-B3 communication satellite. [5] [better source needed] When there is a civil emergency such as a ballistic missile heading towards Japan, a siren called Civil Protection Siren sounds across loudspeakers. [6]
Emergency alerts and evacuation orders were issued early in the morning for residents of Japan’s southernmost island of Okinawa as the rocket flew overhead before coming down in the Pacific Ocean.
Japan put its ballistic missile defenses on alert Monday and warned that it would shoot down any projectile that threatened its territory after North Korea notified Japan of a satellite launch ...
An NHK news staffer sent an erroneous alert about a North Korean missile fired at Japan to 300,000 followers of its "NHK News and Disaster Prevention" service. [112] Previously, NHK and other Japanese media sent alerts for each North Korean missile test, but this alert stated "It appears that North Korea has launched a missile". [112]
Japan briefly urged residents on a northern island to take shelter in an indication of its vigilance over North Korea's evolving missile threats. The missile was launched on a high angle from near ...
Some of these launches, including a missile that flew over Japan's southern islands on Aug. 24, have triggered Japan's J-Alert system which allows authorities to instantly send warnings via ...
Thirty-two Mace missiles were kept on constant alert in hardened hangars at four Okinawa launch sites by the 873d Tactical Missile Squadron. [20] The four Mace sites were assigned to Kadena Air Base and located at Bolo Point in Yomitan, Onna Point, White Beach, and in Kin just north of Camp Hansen. [20]
STORY: Social media footage showed commuters walking around a train station at 7:31 a.m. Japan time (2231 GMT on October 3), with a siren and an announcement being played informing the public that ...