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North Korea fires missile over Japan in farthest-ever test

Japan's Kishida, South Korea's Yoon slam Pyongyang's fifth launch in 10 days

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A man watches a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile over Japan in Seoul on Oct. 4. © Reuters

KENTARO IWAMOTO and KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writers
October 4, 2022 07:51 JST
Updated on October 4, 2022 12:06 JST

TOKYO/SEOUL -- North Korea launched what is believed to be its farthest missile test on Tuesday, firing a ballistic device over northern Japan into the Pacific Ocean.

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