Japan orders evacuation after North Korean missile launch.

The Japanese government issued an evacuation order for residents of Hokkaido after reports of a possible missile launch from North Korea. However, the government has since lifted the order and reassured citizens that the missile is no longer a threat. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed that North Korea had fired a missile that landed in the waters off its eastern coast. North Korea has framed its recent missile launches as a reaction to joint military drills between the US and South Korea, and its leader, Kim Jong Un, has called to strengthen the country's military in a "more practical and offensive manner".