{"id":"49349b5c-5c49-43ed-9073-14c0b7cb011b","url":"https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-off-east-coast-japan-says","domain":"straitstimes.com","outlet":{"name":"The Straits Times","country":"SG","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"North Korea fires ballistic missile off east coast, Japan says","plainHeadline":"North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula, Japan says.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["North Korea launched what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula, per Japan and South Korea.","Japan's defence ministry and South Korea's defence ministry confirmed the launch on Sept 20.","South Korea’s NSC condemned the missile tests and urged Pyongyang to stop.","North Korea condemned a recent UN resolution and cited US-led drills as rising tensions.","The launch followed a prior test on Sept 12, with the NSC warning of UN Security Council violations."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-20T06:48:38.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-20T08:06:19.536Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/a0bcc88f-276c-4200-9d42-17cddf2755e2","storyId":"a0bcc88f-276c-4200-9d42-17cddf2755e2","image":"https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/646ed6d7e4bfec8244a3cbc0d497ba34caa98045c759ba896548df122cbd74e2","author":"The Straits Times","dek":"Pyongyang last week condemned a US-led naval drill which included South Korea and Japan."}