Japan's Defense Ministry says North Korea has fired what appears to be a ballistic missile.
The Japanese government says it may have fallen outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
South Korea's military announced the North fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Sunday.
A senior South Korean official had previously said Pyongyang might launch an intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, as early as this month.
North Korea sent a military spy satellite into orbit in November.
It is the 20th time this year that Pyongyang has launched what could be a ballistic missile or an object using ballistic missile technology.
The Japanese government says it may have fallen outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
South Korea's military announced the North fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Sunday.
A senior South Korean official had previously said Pyongyang might launch an intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, as early as this month.
North Korea sent a military spy satellite into orbit in November.
It is the 20th time this year that Pyongyang has launched what could be a ballistic missile or an object using ballistic missile technology.
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North Korea reportedly fired a ballistic missile on Sunday, as per South Korea's military announcement. The projectile may have landed outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone. This marks the 20th time this year that Pyongyang has launched what could be a ballistic missile or an object using
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231218_04/
Date: Dec. 18, 2023
Created: 2023/12/18 06:30
Updated: 2025/12/08 20:05
Last Read: 2023/12/18 15:24