NTV and TV Asahi gave top play to reports that North Korea apparently attempted to launch a Musudan mid-range ballistic missile at about 7 a.m. today but failed again. TBS and Fuji TV led with reports on the last presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. NHK led with a report that an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 4 on the Japanese scale hit Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures just before noon today.