North Korea fires short-range missile days after Japan-South Korea summit

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile eastward on Sunday, the Japanese Defense Ministry said, the latest in a series of provocations by Pyongyang and coming days after Japanese and South Korean leaders demonstrated the two countries' improving ties.The missile, launched around 11:05 a.m., is believed to have fallen in the Sea of Japan outside Japan's exclusive economic zone, and may have flown on an irregular trajectory, the ministry said. There were no reports of damage to aircraft or ships.The missile test also came as the United States and South Korea have been conducting a j…READ FULL ARTICLE