North fires ballistic missile into sea between Koreas, Japan

People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on April 13, 2023. - AFP

SEOUL (AP): North Korea launched a ballistic missile on a high angle that landed between the Korean Peninsula and Japan early Thursday (April 13), continuing its provocative run of weapons tests. The launch prompted Japan to issue an evacuation order that was later retracted for a northern island, showing the vigilance of North Korea's neighbours over its evolving missile threats.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staffs said the missile launched from near the North Korean capital Pyongyang flew toward the waters off the North's east coast. The statement described the missile as having a medium or longer range but didn’t say how far it flew.