North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile on Sunday, in what may be the first test since the nuclear-armed country conducted a record number of launches in January, military officials in South Korea and Japan say.
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South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea had fired one suspected ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast from a location near Sunan, where Pyongyang's international airport is located.
The airport has been the site of missile tests, including a pair of short-range ballistic missiles fired on 16 January.
Japan's Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said Sunday's missile may have flown as high as 600km, to a range of 300km.
"There have been frequent launches since the start of the year, and North Korea is continuing to rapidly develop ballistic missile technology," Kishi said in a televised statement. North Korea was threatening the security of Japan, the region, and the international community, he said.
North Korea's last test was on 30 January, when it fired a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile.
