Japan says <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/north-korean-leader-kim-calls-for-intensified-drills-in-case-of-real-war-23274654" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">North Korea</a> has launched a suspected missile toward the sea.
Japan`s coast guard said it confirmed that what appeared to be a North Korean missile was fired Sunday morning.
Further launch details were not immediately available, it said.
South Korea`s Yonhap news agency cited the South`s military as saying that North Korea had fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters.
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Calls to the South`s Joint Chiefs of Staff were not immediately answered on Sunday.
The launch, if confirmed, would be the North`s fourth round of weapons tests since the U.S. and South Korean militaries began joint military drills last week.
The North views the drills as an invasion rehearsal.
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Further launch details were not immediately available, it said.

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