(VOVWORLD) - North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Tuesday, South Korea and Japan said.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were launched from an area near the North's capital, Pyongyang, at around 3:50 p.m. local time towards the sea off its east coast.
Japan's coast guard separately said it had detected what could be ballistic missiles launched by North Korea that dropped a few minutes later outside Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Sea of Japan.
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has ordered agencies to prepare for any emergencies.
Since the start of 2026, North Korea has launched ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan twice. On January 4, it also fired several ballistic missiles, all landing outside Japan’s EEZ.