Japan also sends out false missile warning

[fierrotlepou]

Japan's public broadcaster sent out a false alert warning of a North Korean missile on Tuesday, just three days after Hawaii residents received an erroneous message about an incoming missile.

"North Korea appears to have launched a missile ... The government urges people to take shelter inside buildings or underground," the message read, according to a translation from Reuters.

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Cue conspiracy theories that this is all in preparation for the inevitable war with North Korea.

 

[Noroi_Kisaragi]

Here's the alert

Also done as a text message.
This is just a coincidence...right?

 

[MikeHattsu]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/japan-had-a-false-missile-threat-alert-last-night.16756/

 

[BocoDragon]

In all honestly I believe both were done on purpose to test their effectiveness.

It's like a fire drill at school.