Yoon installs North Korea-related situation room at Japanese accommodation... "Continuous response"

Presidential Office: "Missile Fired to Test During Yoon's Visit to Japan"
President Yoon Receives North Korea Situation Report in Situation Room

President Yoon Suk-yeol arrived in Tokyo, Japan on the 16th for the Korea-Japan summit and immediately set up a situation room to receive reports on North Korean provocations.

A key official from the Presidential Office stated to reporters at a press center set up in a hotel in Tokyo that afternoon, "As soon as President Yoon arrived at his accommodation, he visited the situation room and received a briefing via video conference."

The Presidential Office established a situation room at the Tokyo accommodation connected to the Joint Chiefs of Staff B-1 command post and the Yongsan Presidential Office National Crisis Management Center. The official mentioned that President Yoon was informed in the situation room that there were no unusual developments following North Korea's missile launch.

After receiving the report, President Yoon said, "If there are any unusual developments, we will continue to monitor and respond here."

The official also added, "Since the incident occurred on the day President Yoon was departing for an overseas trip, we are conducting an additional check here."

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According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea launched a missile presumed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a high angle from the Sunan area in Pyongyang toward the East Sea at around 7:10 a.m. that day.

Before departing for Japan, President Yoon attended an emergency Standing Committee meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) chaired by National Security Office Director Kim Sung-han, where he received a briefing from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and gave instructions on response measures.

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