North Korea fires mid-range ballistic missile that flies over Japan

SEOUL: North Korea fired a mid-range ballistic missile on Tuesday which flew over Japan, Seoul and Tokyo said, a significant escalation as Pyongyang ramps up its record-breaking weapons-testing blitz.The last time North Korea fired a missile over Japan was reportedly in 2017, at the height of a period of 'fire and fury' when Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un traded insults with then-US president Donald Trump.

The latest bout of intense weapons testing by Pyongyang comes as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington ramp up joint military drills to counter growing threats from the North.South Korea, Japan and the United States staged anti-submarine drills Friday — the first in five years — just days after Washington and Seoul's navies conducted large-scale exercises in waters off the peninsula.Such drills infuriate North Korea, which sees them as rehearsals for an invasion.

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