North Korea launches missile that hits the sea 1,180 km from Japan

[OyaYansa]

A missile fired by North Korea early Tuesday (Monday night in Euskal Herria) has hit the sea about 1,180 kilometers east of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, the second largest in the country.
Authorities have indicated that the missile has split in three and has fallen to the Pacific Ocean, about 1,180 kilometers from Cape Erimo, according to the Japanese public television network NHK.
North Korea has not yet spoken about the launch, which takes place at a time of tension in the Korean peninsula.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he will do everything possible to protect the country's po[CENSORED]tion, minutes after the missile flew over Japanese territory.