North Korea fires ICBM missile in longest flight yet, Tokyo says

Appears to be new type of projectile, says Japan defense minister

20241031N North Korean Missile launcher

North Korea released this photo in September of Kim Jong Un beside a launcher with 12 wheels on one side, more than previous versions. (Korean Central News Agency via Kyodo)

SHINNOSUKE NAGATOMI and JUNNOSUKE KOBARA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/SEOUL -- North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile on Thursday that had a flight time of 1 hour and 26 minutes, the longest on record, Japan's Defense Ministry said.

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