[2nd Report] North Korea Announces Satellite Launch Between 24th and 31st

Notification of Three Danger Zones Established by Japan Coast Guard

North Korea has notified Japan that it will launch a satellite between 0:00 on the 24th and 0:00 on the 31st.

According to foreign media on the 22nd, North Korea informed the Japan Coast Guard early that day of its plan to establish three maritime danger zones related to the satellite launch.

The danger zones are two locations in the Yellow Sea off the southwest coast of North Korea and one location in the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, all reportedly outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The Coast Guard issued navigation warnings and urged ships to exercise caution.

Kyodo News reported that North Korea's notification appears to be for a re-launch of the military reconnaissance satellite that failed to launch in May.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was briefed on North Korea's notification and is said to have instructed thorough intelligence gathering and to urge North Korea to halt the launch in cooperation with South Korea and the United States.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.