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North Korea's Projectile Launch 'Unacceptable' Provocation

© REUTERS / KCNAMultiple rocket launchers are seen being fired during a military drill at an unknown location, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 25, 2016
Multiple rocket launchers are seen being fired during a military drill at an unknown location, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 25, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Japan considers North Korea's projectile launch as an unacceptable provocation, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.

TOKYO (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, North Korean military announced the launch of a projectile, possibly a ballistic missile, into the Sea of Japan.

"Such provocative actions are unacceptable," Kishida said, as quoted by the Kyodo news agency.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches landing and anti-landing exercises being carried out by the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an unknown location, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 20, 2016 - Sputnik International
North Korea Launches Alleged Ballistic Missile Into East Sea/Sea of Japan
According to Kishida, no damage to Japanese ships has been reported yet.

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalated after North Korea successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test in early January and put a satellite into orbit a month later, violating UN Security Council resolutions and triggering condemnation from the international community.

Pyongyang has fired multiple rocket launchers at least thrice in March alone, according to the news agency.

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