North Korea, Tokyo: “Pyongyang launches possible ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan”

Rome, Aug. 20 (LaPresse) – North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan. The Japanese prime minister’s office announced it on social media. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, citing the armed forces, described it as an “unidentified projectile.” The reported launch took place one day after Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, downplayed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to reduce military exercises with South Korea, apparently in an attempt to restore diplomatic dialogue.