Launch comes days after North Korea test-fired a suspected ICBM into the Sea of Japan.

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile in direction of the ocean off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, the Yonhap information company reported, citing South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Employees (JCS).

The JSC didn’t instantly present specifics on Sunday’s launch.

The Japan Coast Guard additionally stated what was fired by North Korea might be a ballistic missile.

The launch comes after North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the ocean between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Thursday, hours earlier than South Korea’s president flew to Tokyo for a summit that mentioned methods to counter their nuclear-armed neighbour.

North Korean state media described the launch of the Hwasong 17 as a response to the ongoing, “frantic” joint drills by South Korea and the US.

Seoul and Washington have ramped up safety cooperation after a yr of record-breaking North Korean weapons exams and nuclear threats.

Pyongyang views all such workouts as rehearsals for invasion.

Final yr, North Korea declared itself an “irreversible” nuclear energy, and chief Kim Jong Un lately referred to as for an “exponential” improve in weapons manufacturing, together with tactical nuclear weapons.