Short-range missile lands off Japanese coast

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile that landed in Japan’s maritime economic zone Monday, officials said, in the latest in a string of test launches as the North seeks to build nuclear-tipped missiles that can reach the U.S. mainland.

The suspected Scud-type missile flew about 450 kilometres, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. It landed in Japan’s exclusive maritime economic zone, which is set about 200 nautical miles off the coast, a Japanese official said, adding there was no report of damage to planes or vessels in the area.