Pyongyang has conducted missile tests on more than 10 occasions this year. (KCNA/EPA Images pic)SEOUL: North Korea fired a projectile toward the sea off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Japan's Coast Guard said the launched projectile could be a ballistic missile and had already fallen into the sea.
Japan's defence ministry also said it had detected a North Korean launch of a possible ballistic weapon, according to Yonhap News Agency.
North Korea last fired ballistic missiles on Oct 12, amid heightened tension on the inter-Korean border over a mine blast that wounded South Korean soldiers last month.
