North Korean Missile Test Over Japan (the 3rd in 20 years)

MAP A

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MAP B - Path of missile over Japan. The missile was perhaps a Hwasong-12 (aka KN-17) IRBM according to some analysts (Map courtesy Agency France Press (AFP) via UK Telegraph)

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North Korea's test of a missile over Japan's northern island of Hokkaido (maps above) in the last 24 hours is not the first North Korean missile test over Japanese territory. The main difference is that  North Korea is now suspected (over the last few months) of being capable of building miniaturised nuclear warheads that would fit onto missiles.

Previous missile tests over Japanese territory, include:

-  In December 2012 North Korea fired a missile over the Japanese territory of Okinawa.

-  In August 1998: North Korea fired a suspected missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean. 

   North Korea called the payload a satellite.

Are there other proven or suspected tests over Japan?

It is not known if North Korea gave Japanese authorities prior warning of this latest (August 2017) test?

Pete