Japan lifts evacuation alert for missile after emergency warning system error

TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for residents of the northern island of Hokkaido, saying an emergency warning system erroneously predicted that a missile launched from North Korea would fall near the island.

(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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