Missile Alert - Japan Warning Citizens

Missile Warning for North-Eastern Japan at 06:06 Japanese Time
North Korean Ballistic Missile Passing over Japanese Territory
NHK TV Calling Citizens for Taking Shelter in Solid Buildings or
Underground Structures.

Update for Tuesday, August 29, at 03:30 CET:
The North Korean missile reportedly passed over Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido before it fell into the Pacific Ocean broken into three pieces. The Japanese government immediately assembled for an emergency meeting. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga called the test a clear violation of United Nations resolutions.

A South Korean military official told NBC News that the missile was fired around 5:57 a.m. local time on Tuesday. The official said that the missile flew for about 2,700 kilometers (1,678 miles), reaching a maximum altitude of 550 kilometers (342 miles). U.S. Pacific Command projected that the missile splashed down at 6:29 a.m. local time.

North Korea confirmed that the missile launched into the direction of north-eastern Japan was a Hwasong-12 intermediate range ballistic missile, the same type North Korea is planning to use for the "encircling fire" of Guam.

On Tuesday morning, August 29, the Dow Jones industrial average futures opened more than 100 points lower following the missile news, while the dollar fell 0.5 percent against the Japanese yen. There had already been nervousness in Asian markets on Monday, August 28, related to the latest tensions caused by North Korea's missile tests.