Emergency alert: Japan activates crisis team as North Korea launches suspected ballistic missile

Japan issues emergency alert after North Korea launches suspected ballistic missile; PM Takaichi activates crisis response ...
Opinion

The hollow irony of self-binding -- North Korea, China targeting Japan

North Korea and China are caught in their contradictions, tightening the noose on themselves while trying to pressure the United States and others.
Stars and Stripes

Pyongyang warns Tokyo over missiles that could reach China, North Korea

North Korea condemned Japan’s plan to deploy upgraded long-range missiles across the country, calling the move a dangerous military escalation.

Why war in Iran is fuelling tensions in Asia: China pressures Taiwan, North Korea threatens Japan

Analysts are asking if this is a deliberate attempt to create proxy pressure on the United States to resolve the confrontation in Iran or these nations are preparing for real attacks.