https://sputnikglobe.com/20191226/north-korea-launches-projectile-in-direction-of-japan---reports-1077872173.html

'False Alarm': Japanese News Outlet NHK Retracts Story on North Korean Projectile Launch

Sputnik International

North Korea recently carried out tests of short and medium-range missiles over the Japan Sea, promising a special "Christmas Gift" for the US if the renewal of... 26.12.2019, Sputnik International

2019-12-26T15:46+0000

2023-09-18T13:33+0000

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/105741/04/1057410487_0:183:3500:2163_1920x0_80_0_0_9c253a578c709cd4ef1ac610fe00fbf5.jpg

japan

north korea

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

2019

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

News

en_EN

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

1920

1080

true

1920

1440

true

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/105741/04/1057410487_11:0:3500:2193_1920x0_80_0_0_5a3e607892d1b5708c2864611d5253b2.jpg

1920

true

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

Sputnik International

newsfeed, japan, north korea

'False Alarm': Japanese News Outlet NHK Retracts Story on North Korean Projectile Launch

15:46 GMT 26.12.2019 (Updated: 13:33 GMT 18.09.2023)

A passerby looks at a TV screen reporting news about North Korea's missile launch in Tokyo, Japan September 15, 2017 - Sputnik International

North Korea recently carried out tests of short and medium-range missiles over the Japan Sea, promising a special "Christmas Gift" for the US if the renewal of denuclearisation talks by the end of the year is stalled.

Japanese NHK broadcaster has retracted its breaking news story about a missile launch from North Korea towards Japan, admitting that it was a mistake.

NHK's breaking news was found to be incorrect. pic.twitter.com/iWJ9lRftRW
— Marie Lee (@mariejhlee) December 26, 2019

Earlier, NHK broke news about a missile launch from North Korea towards the Sea of Japan, some 2,000 kilometres off the country's northern island of Hokkaido.

NHK removed its breaking news about North Korea missile launch. pic.twitter.com/BXDzkK2JKa
— Marie Lee (@mariejhlee) December 26, 2019

Christmas Day passed without any weapons being tested on the Korean Peninsula, despite North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's ominous warning of an unspecified "Christmas gift" for the United States.

The threat came as talks between North Korea and the United States stalled after abruptly wrapping up in Hanoi earlier this year.