Japan warns residents to seek shelter as North Korea missile flies over

Japan's government warned residents of Miyagi, Yamagata and Niigata prefectures to seek shelter indoors after North Korea's missile launch, according to J-Alert Emergency Broadcasting System issued on Thursday.

The missile has already flown past Japan's territory toward the Pacific Ocean, the government later said.

(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Tom Hogue)