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The Yomiuri Shimbun The Defense Ministry building in Tokyo
By Hiroshi Mizota / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent
18:47 JST, May 12, 2022
SEOUL — South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday that North Korea launched three short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan around 6:29 p.m. on the day.
According to the Japanese Defense Ministry, a landing area was identified outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). No damage has been confirmed.
