North Korea fired a long-range missile off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, barely a month after Pyongyang's last launch and its twelfth this year.
Japan's Coast Guard said what was believed to be a ballistic missile appeared to have landed as of mid-morning. It had earlier predicted the projectile would fall outside Japan's EEZ and around 550 km east of the Korean peninsula.
Kishida is expected to meet with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the sidelines of the NATO gathering, and Japan's chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said a summit was also planned with South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. This year North Korea has test fired its first ever solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile , and conducted a failed attempt to launch its first-ever spy satellite on a new launch vehicle. United Nations Security Council resolutions ban North Korea's use of ballistic missile technology, including for satellite launches.
Analysts say commercial satellite imagery shows North Korea is expected to stage displays of military force, including a large parade, for an upcoming holiday on July 27 that commemorates its claim to victory in the 1950-1953 Korean War against the United States, South Korea, and their allies.
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