North Korea launches another ballistic missile toward Sea of Japan

North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan early Friday, the Japanese government and South Korean military said, the latest in a series of missile tests that have heightened regional tensions.The missile, launched at around 1:47 a.m., apparently traveled some 650 kilometers at a maximum altitude of 50 km and splashed down outside Japan's exclusive economic zone, some 370 km from its coast, Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada told reporters.Friday's launch was the eighth occasion North Korea has test-fired ballistic missiles since late September and ca…READ FULL ARTICLE