Japan PM - North Korea launched missile, may have landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters about North Korea's missile launch in Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on July 29, 2017. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday that North Korea had fired a missile that may have landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

He added that a meeting of the National Security Council would be convened and that Japan would take every necessary step to ensure the safety of its citizens.

FILE PHOTO - North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un watches a military drill marking the 85th anniversary of the establishment of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in this handout photo by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) made available on April 26, 2017. KCNA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reporting by William Mallard, writing by Elaine Lies; Editing by Kevin Liffey)