Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday urged North Korea to cancel an imminent satellite launch, which the Japanese government said it had been informed of by Pyongyang, three months after a similar attempt failed, AFP reported.

“We have asked ministers to provide information to the public, cooperate with relevant countries and ask North Korea to cancel this launch and take all possible measures to prepare for any unforeseen events,” Prime Minister Kishida told media.

North Korea has notified Japan’s coast guard of its intention to launch a satellite in the coming days, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday.

According to Kyodo, the planned launch between August 24 and 31 will be a new attempt to launch a military satellite, similar to the one that failed in May.

On May 31, a missile that Pyongyang presented as launching a military surveillance satellite fell into the Yellow Sea shortly after takeoff, North Korean authorities cited a technical problem.

The Pyongyang regime explained that it wants to “confront the dangerous military actions of the United States and its vassals.”

The launch was condemned by the United States, South Korea and Japan, which condemned the new violation of UN resolutions that prohibit North Korea from launching ballistic missiles with technology similar to space launchers.

The launch triggered missile warnings in Japan and South Korea, including a critical emergency in Seoul. After the discovery and analysis of the remains, South Korea’s Ministry of Defense indicated that, according to experts, the device “had no military use as a reconnaissance satellite” (Agerpres).