North Korea has launched suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, Seoul and Tokyo say, in what appears to be a weapons test before a major political congress in the country.

The launches on Tuesday were the second this month after a volley on January 4 as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung kicked off a state visit to China.

Japan’s Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Defence said Pyongyang fired what appeared to be two ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan. The country’s Coast Guard, citing the Defence Ministry, said both were believed to have splashed down.

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>North Korea has launched suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, Seoul and Tokyo say, in what appears to be a weapons test before a major political congress in the country.

>The launches on Tuesday were the second this month after a volley on January 4 as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung kicked off a state visit to China.

>Japan’s Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Defence said Pyongyang fired what appeared to be two ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan. The country’s Coast Guard, citing the Defence Ministry, said both were believed to have splashed down.