North Korea Fired Short-range Operational Missile Again on October 25

Asahi, quoting well-informed Japanese governmental sources, reported that North Korea fired a short-range operational missile towards the East Sea around 3:00 p.m. on October 25.

Japanese officials expressed that even though North Korea fired the third operational missile in a week (with missile firings on October 20 and 21), it is only standard military training and does not threaten a neighboring country’s national security because the missile range is only 100 km. However, some of the Japanese press showed their interest over North Korea’s continuous missile launching even though the U.S. has repeatedly expressed its opinion that it will document North Korea’s security guarantee.

Hun-Joo Cho hanscho@donga.com