Japan issues rare alert as North Korea fires missile without warning over main island

 Japan issues rare alert as North Korea fires missile without warning over main island

North Korea Fires Powerful Missile, Using Old Playbook in a New World

The last time Pyongyang launched a weapon over Japan was in 2017, when Donald J. Trump was president and Kim Jong-un seemed intent on escalating conflict with Washington.

A screen showing images of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, during a news update in Tokyo on Tuesday. North Korea’s missile launch prompted an alert in Japan that morning.Credit...Richard A. Brooks/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images