Missiles · incident

Japan says North Korea potentially launched a ballistic missile and asks vessels in the Japan Sea, East China Sea and North Pacific to keep clear and report information.

Japan Sea, East China Sea and North Pacific, Japan · NAVAREA XI 418/26

issued: 2026-09-20 06:00Z
status: in force
authority: Japan Coast Guard (JHOD)
source: jhod · first seen 2026-09-20 06:21Z

Original warning text

JAPAN SEA, EAST CHINA SEA AND NORTH
PACIFIC, JAPAN.
OBJECT POTENTIALLY BALLISTIC MISSILE
LAUNCHED FROM NORTH KOREA.
VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO PAY ATTENTION
TO FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO KEEP CLEAR
WHEN RECOGNIZING FALLING OBJECT.
VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT
INFORMATION TO JAPAN COAST GUARD.

Type

One-off missile event (not a scheduled exercise or launch).

missile warnings, NAVAREA11: 11 in the last 30 days · 18 in 12 months
of which one-offs: 3 in 12 months
previous one-off here: NAVAREA11-375/2026 · 2026-08-20

Counts from the seahazards.com archive, same sea, all issuers; this message excluded.

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