The North Korean missile, a midrange Rodong missile, was fired from Eunyul, near the country’s southwestern tip, at 7:50 a.m. The launch was the North’s first ballistic missile test since it tested a Scud-type short-range missile and two midrange Rodong ballistic missiles on July 19. PhotoSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a ballistic missile into waters near Japan on Wednesday, a day after President Park Geun-hye of South Korea said her government remained firm in its plan to deploy an advanced American missile defense system despite protests at home and from China. It was the closest a North Korean missile had come to Japan since 1998, when Pyongyang launched one that flew over the country. It flew 620 miles before plunging into the sea between North Korea and Japan, the South Korean military said in a statement.

Source: New York Times August 03, 2016 03:11 UTC