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North Korean missile test frays nerves in Japan

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KYODO NEWS VIA AP

Members of Japan Self-Defense Force work following a report of a North Korea's missile launch, at a meeting room of Hokkaido Government office in Sapporo, northern Japan Tuesday, Oct. 4. North Korea on Tuesday fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years, forcing Japan to issue evacuation notices and suspend trains during the flight of the weapon that is capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam.
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Elementary school students find shelter near a building on their way to school soon after a report of North Korea's missile launch, in Misawa, Aomori prefecture, northern Japan Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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A notice on disruption to train services due to a missile launch by North Korea is displayed at a subway station in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the media following a report of a North Korea's missile launch, at his office in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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A TV shows J-Alert or National Early Warning System to the Japanese residents Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Tokyo. The words read, "Missile passed. Missile passed."
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KYODO NEWS VIA AP

An electric bulletin board shows a message on disruption to train services due to a report on North Korea's missile launch, at Sapporo station in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan Tuesday, Oct. 4. Trains were suspended in the Hokkaido and Aomori regions until the government issued a subsequent notice that the North Korean missile appeared to have landed into the Pacific.
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Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno holds a press conference following a report of a North Korea's missile launch, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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This photo shows a fishing port in Ooma town, Aomori prefecture, northern Japan Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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KYODO NEWS VIA AP

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, center, speaks to the media following a missile launch by North Korea, at Defense Ministry in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

A TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch, is seen at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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A TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch with file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is seen at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol answers reporter's question upon his arrival at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Korean and U.S. Army soldiers stand guard at the border villages of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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A U.S. Army soldier walks at the border villages of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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A North Korean man watches southern side at the border villages of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 4,
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South Korean army soldiers patrol at the border villages of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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A North Korean flag flutters in the wind as a South Korean army soldier stands guard at the border villages of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 4.

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