3 ballistic missiles fired by N. Korea, fall outside Japan's EEZ

North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Monday that likely fell outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone, prompting Tokyo to lodge a stern protest, the Japanese government said.Pyongyang fired two missiles around 7:44 a.m. and one about 8:21 a.m., with each flying around 350 kilometers at a maximum altitude of about 50 km, the Defense Ministry said. The last ballistic missile launch by North Korea on Jan. 14 involved an intermediate-range missile."Japan strongly condemns the latest ballistic missile launches, which violate relevant U.N. Security Council re…READ FULL ARTICLE