North Korea Fires Unknown Object from East Coast into Sea of Japan South Korea and Japan Rush to Investigate - Thairath English

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff revealed that North Korea fired an unidentified object from its east coast heading toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan.

On 4 Nov 2026 GMT+7, South Korea's military announced that North Korea launched an unidentified object from its eastern coastline toward the East Sea, also called the Sea of Japan.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff issued a brief statement confirming North Korea fired an unknown object into the East Sea but did not provide further details on the object's type, distance, or impact point.