North Korea fires missile toward Sea of Japan: South Korea

Nikkei Asia | Oct. 18, 2021, 11:01 p.m. | Original

SEOUL (Kyodo) -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, South Korea's military said Tuesday.

The Japan Coast Guard said the projectile appears to have already splashed down and ships in the area have been told to be on alert.

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi told reporters in Tokyo the Japanese government is "analyzing information" without going into further detail.

North Korea has test-fired a series of missiles in recent weeks. On Sept. 15 it launched two short-range ballistic missiles, the first such tests in nearly six months, and on Sept. 28 it launched what state-run media said was a newly developed hypersonic missile.

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