Japanese and South Korean officials reported a potential ballistic missile launch from North Korea on Wednesday morning.
“North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea,” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan.
Japan’s Coast Guard and Defense Ministry made similar statements.
The Japanese Coast Guard said the missile appeared likely to land about 550km (340 miles) east of the Korean peninsula at…