N.Korea missile launch tests Biden administration, Japan Olympics; Suga livid with display


Television screens show file footage of North Korea's missile test as a news programme broadcasts reports about North Korea's suspected ballistic missile test, at an electronics mall in Seoul on March 25, 2021. - AFP

* US, S.Korea say unidentified projectiles fired into sea * Japan says two missiles fell outside Japanese waters * US consulting with allies * Launch coincides with Olympic torch relay in Japan

SEOUL/TOKYO, March 25 (Reuters): North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, Japan's prime minister said, fuelling tension ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and ramping up pressure on the Biden administration as it finalises its North Korea policy.

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