{"id":"95567405-b901-40c8-aba8-9dbd5b4c66ce","url":"https://japantoday.com/category/world/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-off-east-coast-japan-says","domain":"japantoday.com","outlet":{"name":"Japan Today","country":null,"cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"North Korea fires ballistic missile off east coast, Japan says","plainHeadline":"North Korea launched a ballistic missile east of the Korean Peninsula.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["North Korea launched what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula.","Japan's defense ministry reported the launch, while South Korea confirmed an unidentified projectile.","NHK said the missile landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.","A day earlier, Pyongyang dismissed a UN nuclear watchdog resolution via state media.","North Korea condemned US-led drills near Guam and vowed to strengthen its nuclear arsenal."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-20T06:59:35.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-20T07:15:33.697Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/a0bcc88f-276c-4200-9d42-17cddf2755e2","storyId":"a0bcc88f-276c-4200-9d42-17cddf2755e2","image":"https://japantoday.com/images/japan-today-social.jpg","author":null,"dek":"North Korea launched what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the sea to the east of the Korean Peninsula on Sunday, Japan's defense ministry said. South Korea's…"}