{
  "id": 615341,
  "title": "N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile toward Sea of Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/n-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-toward-sea-of-japan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T23:53:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026081200152/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Seoul, Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)--North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan from Wonsan in the eastern province of Kangwon at around 6 a.m. Wednesday, the South Korean military said. Japan's Defense Ministry also said that the projectile may have been a ballistic missile. It is believed to have fallen outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. Following the incident, Japa...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "N. Korea Fires Another Ballistic Missile ahead of Joint S. Korea-US Exercise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/n-korea-fires-another-ballistic-missile-ahead-of-joint-s-korea-us",
        "published": "2026-08-11T23:49:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}