Shinzo Abe: Japan "will never tolerate" the "dangerous and provocative" acts of North Korea

Following the launch of a North Korean missile in the direction of Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has assured that Tokyo will "never tolerate" Pionyang's "dangerous and provocative" actions, lamenting that they "threaten world peace" .

"We can never tolerate that North Korea has gone ahead with this outrageous act, trampling on the firm and united resolution of the international community towards peace, which has been demonstrated in UN resolutions," Abe said. Korea Herald '.

The prime minister has also instructed his government to "prepare for any contingency" following the launch of the North Korean missile that would have flown into the Pacific through the airspace of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. However, Japan did not try to bring down that missile, emphasizes 'The Washington Post'.

Japanese media appealed to residents of several prefectures to hide in shelters, while authorities advise the population to stay away from any object that could be a missile debris.

The North Korean missile shell, still unidentified, comes days after Pionyang detonated a hydrogen bomb capable of being carried in ballistic missiles. Japanese authorities believe that the missile launched by Pionyang belongs to that category.