Japan to Protest North Korea Missile Launch

© AP Photo / Lee Jin-manA man watches a TV news program showing a file footage of a missile launch conducted by North Korea, at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 23, 2016
A man watches a TV news program showing a file footage of a missile launch conducted by North Korea, at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 23, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The Japanese government said Wednesday it will strongly protest North Korea’s violation of UN Security Council resolutions after it fired a medium-range missile from the eastern coast, the local media reported.

TOKYO (Sputnik) — Japan’s Kyodo news agency cited authorities as saying that the purported test launch of what is suspected to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile threatened air traffic.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches landing and anti-landing exercises being carried out by the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an unknown location, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 20, 2016 - Sputnik International
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North Korea Fires Second Ballistic Missile Hours After First Failed Launch

The South Korean military said earlier that a single missile presumed to be a Musudan was fired from near the Wonsan military base at around 20:58 GMT Tuesday. The launch appears to have failed, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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