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...
Japan said it believed the missile landed in the sea outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone, which extends 200 nautical miles from the country's coast. The ministry said it was actively collating more information on the incident. The missile launch comes ahead of a senior ...
Japan says North Korean long-range missile test would threaten security
According to the North Korean regime, the missile soared to an altitude of more than 1,000 miles — almost five times as high as the International Space Station's orbit, but came down steeply and landed just off North Korea's own east coast. North Korea's Hwasong-12 nuclear-capable grou...
The launch appeared to be the first of a North Korean missile to cross over Japan, though some rockets it said were used to put satellites into space have done so. It also appeared to be the North's longest-ever missile test, but South Korean officials couldn't immediately confirm. ...
North Korea launched a possible ballistic missile on Wednesday, Japan's Ministry of Defense said in a tweet.
North Korea test fired a long-range ballistic missile Sunday night with the potential to hit the United States, according to Japan's defense ministry.
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 ...
A North Korean ballistic missile test Wednesday likely ended in failure, South Korea's military said, days after the North protested the recent regional deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier for a trilateral military drill with South Korea and Japan. ...
SEOUL--North Korea on Wednesday test-fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern seas, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, adding to its military demonstrations as tensions with Washington and neighbors escalate.