North Korea launched an apparent ballistic missile on Saturday, Japan¡¯s Defense Ministry said, as the nuclear-armed country continues an unprecedented pace of weapons tests this year.
The test was the country¡¯s ninth of the year, and comes just days ahead of South Korea¡¯s March 9 presidential election.
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said the missile had traveled about 300 kilometers, hitting a maximum altitude of 550 km and landing in waters outside Japan¡¯s exclusive economic zone, which extends 200 nautical miles (370 km) from its coast.
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