TOKYO/SEOUL -- North Korea launched what is believed to be its farthest missile test on Tuesday, firing a ballistic device over northern Japan into the Pacific Ocean.
The first launch over Japan in five years is part of a clear escalation by the isolated nation ahead of the Chinese Communist Party's congress later this month and U.S. midterm elections in November.
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