Japan's Defense Ministry said a projectile that may have been a ballistic missile was launched from North Korea, according to NHKニュース. The ministry said the object appears to have already come down, NHKニュース reported.
Citing the ministry, ｄメニューニュース reported that the missile may have fallen outside Japan's exclusive economic zone, and that no damage has been reported. South Korea's military said the projectile was fired toward the Sea of Japan, according to TBS NEWS DIG.
The reports, published Friday, did not specify the type of missile involved or how far it traveled. No further details on the launch were immediately available in the source material.
The exclusive economic zone is the stretch of sea extending up to 200 nautical miles from a country's coast, where that country holds rights over marine resources. A fall outside that zone would place the object beyond Japan's EEZ.
Launches from North Korea are typically monitored closely by Japan and South Korea, and Tokyo's Defense Ministry is the body that issues such assessments in Japan.
What to watch next: whether Japan's Defense Ministry releases additional details on the projectile's path and type, and whether South Korea or other governments issue their own assessments.
