Quite a few people must have been rattled by the sudden blare of the J-Alert missile alarm on the morning of Oct. 4, particularly residents of areas where the warning was unnecessary. Any warning ...

Japan used its J-Alert early warning system for the first time since 2017 when a North Korean missile passed over the north of the country on October 4, 2022. On October 4, at 7:29 am, the ...

Millions of people received a J-alert, or evacuation order, shortly before 8 a.m., urging them to seek shelter as the missile could land on or near the island. But soon after, fear turned into ...

(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) TOKYO -- The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the J-Alert early warning system, which was used for the first time in five years ...

The J-Alert was issued to residents in Hokkaido and the Tokyo islands at 7:27 a.m. on Oct. 4. It was then updated to cover Aomori Prefecture, as well as the islands, at 7:29 a.m.