On October 4, a North Korean missile launched a nationwide alert system (J-Alert) in Aomori Prefecture.

According to the Japanese government, at around 7:22 on October 4, North Korea launched a ballistic missile that flew over Aomori Prefecture and landed about 3,200 kilometers east of Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture. The Japanese government issued a J-alert calling on Aomori and Hokkaido to evacuate.

On social media, Aomori residents posted one after another, asking, "What is underground in Aomori?", "Where should I evacuate?"

The Aomori Prefectural Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management Division has released a page titled ``Actions to be taken when there is a possibility of a ballistic missile falling,'' and has released guidelines such as the types of emergency bulletin messages and the actions to be taken immediately after the message. ing.

According to the person in charge of the section, there are fewer underground facilities in the prefecture than in the city center, but the Cabinet Secretariat's civil protection portal site introduces evacuation facilities and durable facilities. The site has registered 1,865 evacuation facilities in Aomori Prefecture.

The person in charge said, ``If there is no basement or on flat land such as farmland, please wait in the shade or in a place as low as possible and protect your head. It is important to take action," he said.