What is the news?
Amid the Iran war, North Korea has fired ballistic missiles from its east coast. South Korea and Japan have confirmed this. Japan’s Defense Ministry has said that North Korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile towards it. Later the ministry said that the missile had fallen into the sea. At the same time, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said that North Korea has fired at least one unidentified missile towards the east.
Japan’s Prime Minister’s Office issued advisory
Japan’s Coast Guard said that these suspected ballistic missiles fired by North Korea have already fallen into the sea. Japan’s Prime Minister’s Office has issued an advisory urging officials to ensure the security of aircraft, ships and other military assets. It has also been called upon to take all precautionary measures including being prepared for emergent situations.
No news of damage from missile
Nikkei Asia According to , this missile probably fell outside Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). There is no news of any damage due to this launch. The missile was fired by North Korea at a time when the US is considering removing some of its THAAD missile defense systems from South Korea. America is planning to deploy them in West Asia due to the Iran war.

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