[Provisional Translation]

REPORTER: North Korea launched a missile at around 5:29 AM today. Can you please comment on the situation and explain the Government’s responses?

PRIME MINISTER ABE: This is the first time that a North Korean missile launched from a submarine reached into Japan’s Air Defense Identification Zone. This is an impermissible and outrageous act that represents a grave threat to the security of Japan and seriously undermines the peace and stability of the region. It is a clear violation of relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, and the Government of Japan issued a strong protest to North Korea. Japan will take resolute measures, including at the United Nations, in close coordination with the United States, the Republic of Korea, and the rest of the international community.