Days after an unsuccessful satellite launch, North Korea launches a volley of missiles at its eastern seas.

North Korea on Thursday fired a barrage of suspected ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to South Korea’s military, days after its attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure but still drew strong criticism from its rivals.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the North firing around 10 projectiles that appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles from an area near its capital, Pyongyang. It said the suspected missiles flew around 350 kilometers (217 miles) before landing in waters off the North’s east coast. It said the South Korean military has increased surveillance and vigilance and is closely sharing information with the United States and Japan.
Japan’s coast guard issued a maritime safety advisory over the North Korean launches and urged ships to exercise caution if they find any fallen objects. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters that the suspected missiles were believed to have landed in waters outside of Japan’s exclusive economic zone, and there were no immediate reports of dams.
He said Tokyo “strongly condemns” the launches, which are in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions against the North.