North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles Towards the Sea of Japan

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan on the morning of March 27. This information was reported by the Yonhap agency, citing South Korean military sources.

"North Korea has fired ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan," the statement said.

Later, Japan's Ministry of Defense announced that the missiles reached a height of up to 50 km and traveled a distance of 350 km. They landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

The Japanese Ministry of Defense also expressed its protest against the launch of North Korean ballistic missiles. "We have lodged a strong protest regarding the missile launches by the DPRK," the ministry's statement read.

For its part, the Pentagon stated that the missile launches pose no immediate threat to the United States or its allies in the region, but they underscore the