On October 4, 2022, North Korea fired a ballistic missile over ______ for the first time in five years.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on October 4, 2022, prompting Tokyo to activate its missile alert system and issue a rare warning for people to take shelter. The latest launch which the US branded reckless and dangerous comes in a record year of sanctions-busting weapons tests by North Korea, which recently revised its laws to declare itself an irreversible nuclear power.