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In a jaw dropping move and absolute display of defiance of recent UN sanctions, North Korea or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Its official name) has on Friday launched another missile which flew over Japan's northern Hokkaido far out into the Pacific Ocean.

"The range of this test was significant since North Korea demonstrated that it could reach Guam with this missile," the Union of Concerned Scientists said in a statement.

The Union further added that because the missile was still in early steges of development, it would not be able to destroy the U.S. Andersen Air Force Base on Guam since the missile accuracy is still low.

As at the last nuclear test, it was already obvious that North Korea had the capacity to launch missiles deep into the Guam territories of neighbours South Korea but this new missile test that crossed Japan further proves this point.

"The international community needs to come together and send a clear message to North Korea that it is threatening world peace with its actions," Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters in Tokyo, describing the launch as "unacceptable".

Under its current leader Kim Jong-un, North Korea has fired dozens of missiles as it continues to develop its weapons program which is ultimately aimed at building capacity to launch missiles to the U.S..

"The first time was unexpected, but I think people are getting used to this as the new normal," said Andrew Kaz, who teaches English in Kushiro City in Hokkaido. "The most it seemed to disrupt was my coffee."

Meanwhile, the United States copntinues to express its concerns over North Korea and how more needs to be done by the international community to put pressure on the country into changing their ways.

"I‘m assuming it was a hydrogen bomb," Air Force General John Hyten, head of the U.S. military's Strategic Command, told a small group of reporters who were accompanying Mattis on a trip to Hyten's headquarters in Nebraska.

President of the United States, Donald Trump has vowed that North Korea will never be allowed to threaten the United States with a nuclear-tipped missile, but has also asked China to do more to rein in its neighbor. China in turn favors an international response to the problem.

"China and Russia must indicate their intolerance for these reckless missile launches by taking direct actions of their own," Tillerson said.