North Korea fires ballistic missile: Japan gov't

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday, and it has already fallen outside Japan's exclusive economic zone, the Japanese government said, as Pyongyang continues with a flurry of weapons tests that have raised regional tensions.South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile from around South Pyongan Province around 3:31 p.m. off the east coast. Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said the missile flew about 250 kilometers at a maximum altitude of around 50 km, and no damage to aircraft or ships has been reported.The test-firing comes as Sou…READ FULL ARTICLE