South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile flew about 620 miles before landing in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The North's existing intermediate-range ballistic missiles or IRBMs, including the Hwasong-12 that may be able to reach the U.S. military hub...
North Korea launched a possible ballistic missile on Wednesday, Japan's Ministry of Defense said in a tweet. The missile launch comes as North Korea's leader Kim Jong Unarrivesin Russia for ahigh-stakes meetingwith Russian President Vladimir Putin. A short while after the initial ...
SEOUL (AP):North Korea fired a ballistic missile from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan before plunging into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said today, an aggressive test-flight over the territory of a close US ally that sends a clear message of defiance as Washington and Seoul...
TOKYO-- Millions of people in Japan woke up to a text message that said: "missile passing… please take cover." Some of the country's famed high-speed trains came to a screeching halt early Tuesday morning afterNorth Korea fired a missile over the island nation. Hours later, President Tru...
North Korea Moves New Missile in Range of JapanNORTH Korea was today said to have moved a second ballistic missile -- capable of striking neighbouring countries -- to its east coast amid rising tension.Watts, Joseph
Japan briefly urged residents on a northern island to take shelter in an indication of its vigilance over North Korea's evolving missile threats. The missile was launched on a high angle from near the North Korean capital of Pyongyang and fell in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Jap...
The North’s neighbors said Tuesday that they detected the North’s missile firing and said the weapon landed in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. South Korea’s military described the missile as a short-range, submarine-launched ballistic missile and said the launch was made ...
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile into the sea off Japan's west coast on Saturday after warning of a strong response to upcoming military drills by South Korea and the United States. Japanese authorities said the missile plunged into waters inside Japan's e...
"We strongly condemn North Korea's missile launches that are clear acts of provocation seriously threatening peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula," the JCS said in a statement to the media. The projectiles are believed to have fallen into the sea, according to the Japan Co...
Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada of Japan states that he ordered the deployment of missile interceptors to northern coast of the country to prepare to shoot down the rocket that could fall on its territory. According to North Korea, it plans to launch a rocket carrying a satellite between April...