North Korea Fires Suspected ICBM Over Japan, Residents Take Shelter

Visitors watch a news broadcast showing file footage of a North Korean missile test at the ferry terminal of South Korea's eastern island of Ulleungdo, in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, on Nov. 3, 2022. Anthony Wallace/AFP

North Korea fired yet another suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday, prompting residents in parts of central and northern Japan to seek shelter.

The alleged ICBM launch marks the North’s seventh this year and was followed by two short-range ballistic launches into the sea. However, the ICBM launch was ultimately unsuccessful, the South Korean military said.