Japan lifts evacuation alert for missile after emergency warning system error

A TV screen displays a warning message called "J-alert" after the Japanese government issued an alert, following a ballistic missile launch by North Korea, in this photo taken in Tokyo, Japan April 13, 2023. The message reads: Japanese government warns citizens of the northernmost main island of Hokkaido to take immediate cover and stay inside buildings, saying a missile was likely to fall near the island. REUTERS/Issei Kato

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)