Govt Says Missile Passes into Pacific Ocean (Update 2)
23:28 JST, November 21, 2023
The government announced that a missile launched from North Korea earlier on Tuesday is believed to have passed into the Pacific Ocean at around 10:55 p.m.
The government lifted its call for evacuation to Okinawa Prefecture issued shortly after the missile launch.
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