朝鲜发射一枚飞越日本的导弹,引起关注_时事

朝鲜发射一枚飞越日本的导弹,引起关注

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who immediately called an emergency meeting, said as he entered his office: "We will make utmost efforts to firmly protect the lives of the people."

Japan's chief government spokesman, Yoshihide Suga, said the incident was a "serious, grave security threat" to Japan.

Suga declared the launch was a clear violation of United Nations resolutions, and said Japan will work closely with the United States, South Korea and other concerned nations on a response.

Japan, the United States and South Korea have called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the situation.

South Korea's president, Moon Jae-in, also quickly convened a morning meeting of his national security council, as has become the norm following such launches from the North.

Moon's spokesman Park Su-hyun said the country's military also put on a show of force with four fighter jets dropping bombs on targets at a military field.

The U.S. dollar fell to a four-month low against the Japanese yen in early Tuesday morning currency trading in Asia in response to the North Korean missile launch.

Three days before Tuesday's launch, Pyongyang fired three short-range missiles into the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, as U.S. and South Korean military forces were beginning scheduled joint military exercises.