Japanese and South Korean officials reported a potential ballistic missile launch from North Korea on Wednesday morning, Ednews informs.
"North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea," South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan.
Japan's Coast Guard and Defense Ministry made similar statements.
The Japanese Coast Guard said the missile appeared likely to land about 550 kilometers (roughly 340 miles) east of the Korean peninsula at around 11:13 a.m. local time (0213 UTC).
The South Korean military said that it was a long-range missile.
The missile flew for 74 minutes to an altitude of 6,000 km and a range of 1,000 km, TV Asahi reported, citing a Japanese defense official.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said a summit was planned with South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
"We will respond in close cooperation with the international community," he said.
Matsuno said the launch threatened peace and stability in the region and that Tokyo had lodged a protest through diplomatic channels in Beijing.
Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was in Vilnius, Lithuania. He is set to meet with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on the sidelines of the NATO summit.