North Korea threatens to fire missile at Japan

North Korea yesterday warned Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, that he could soon see a “real ballistic missile” while excoriating him as the “most stupid man ever known in history”.

The condemnation comes two days after the state tested what it called a “super-large multiple launch rocket system”. Mr Abe termed the weapons “ballistic missiles” that violated UN resolutions.

“It can be said that Abe is the only one idiot in the world and the most stupid man ever known in history as he fails to distinguish a missile from multiple launch rocket system while seeing the photo-accompanied report,” a foreign ministry official said.

“Abe may see what a real ballistic missile is in the not distant future and under his nose.”