North Korea has fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan.
Japan's defence ministry said the ICBM-type projectile appeared to have flown higher than 6 000 km for about 70 minutes.
The missile, fired from Pyongyang, flew about 1 000 kilometres at a lofted trajectory, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. "North Korea's missile launch is a barbaric act that escalates its provocation to the entire international society," Matsuno said."We will confirm close cooperation with South Korea and the U.S. towards North Korea's complete denuclearisation at the Japan-South Korea summit today."
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said after the launch that regional peace and stability were the most important issue, and White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said the United States"strongly condemns" North Korea's latest launch for needlessly raising tensions in the region.
"Today's missile launch is an apparent protest not only to the South Korea-U.S. drills but also to South Korea and Japan moving to step up their military cooperation," said Cheong Seong-chang, a senior fellow at the Sejong Institute.
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