Actually, the interceptor was fired from the JS Myoko, DDG-175, not the Kirishima. The target, a medium-range ballistic missile, was fired from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii.
Ouch! I was going by the hull number on the photo in the article. Stupid me. I thought they used a photo of the same ship.
Sigh...
That’s what I get for thinking...