Japan ordered to EVACUATE buildings or seek refuge underground as North Korea fires another missile

JAPANESE residents have been ordered to evacuate buildings or seek refuge underground after North Korea fired another ballistic missile on Tuesday morning. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed the North Korean ballistic missile had been fired off its east coast. TwitterMessages on local TV[/caption] The Japanese government warned citizens to take cover after its coast guard reported on a suspected missile launch by North Korea. A statement from the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office warned residents to “evacuate inside a building or underground”. The Prime Minister’s office issued the following statement on its official Twitter account: “The missile is believed to have been launched from North Korea. Evacuate inside a building or underground. Date and time received: 07:29 on the 4th Target area: Aomori Prefecture, Tokyo.” The latest launch was Pyongyang’s fifth launch in a week, amid military muscle-flexing by the United States and South Korea, which staged trilateral anti-submarine exercises last week with Japanese naval forces. No data found The latest launch come after the navies of South Korea, the United States and Japan staged trilateral anti-submarine exercises on Friday for the first time in five years. The alert was transmitted across Japan. An official statement from Ishikari City in Hokkaido has issued a statement on its official Twitter account, saying: “Civil Protection Information October 04, 07:27 announced Missile launch. Most read in News DEVIL DOG HORROR Woman in her 60s mauled to death by out of control dogs inside house I'M LVIV-ING I'm a Ukrainian refugee… I'm flying home after my love rat boyfriend dumped me HITTING BACK 5 devastating ways West could strike Putin if Russia uses nuke in Ukraine CHASED TO HIS DEATH Murder probe after cyclist was 'chased by gang & knifed to death' WET AND WILD 'Danger to life' weather warnings with heavy rain and fierce winds IN THE DOCK Family of murdered Olivia, 9-year-old, come face-to-face with 'killer' in court “The missile is believed to have been launched from North Korea. Evacuate inside a building or underground. missile launch. missile launch.” The Twitter account only publishes information when there is a risk of disaster occurrence, or at time of disaster. Footage also shows a message running on local TV ordering residents to evacuate and take shelter underground. “North Korea appears to have launched a missile. Please evacuate to the inside of a building or go to the basement. Target area: Hokkaido,” the message on the local TV read. However, the missile is believed to have passed through the Pacific Ocean, missing the Japanese mainland. The Japanese Prime Minister’s Office later tweeted: “The aforementioned missile is believed to have passed through the Pacific Ocean around 07:29. The Office warned residents to take extra precautions in light of the incident. “If you find anything suspicious, do not approach it and immediately contact the police or fire department.”