North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

What happened: North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles from its eastern coast on Monday. Tokyo's Defense Ministry detected two separate launches, both of which splashed down in the Sea of Japan outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. Key numbers: First missile fired around 9:19 a.m., traveled about 220 km, max altitude 20 km. Second launched around 9:36 a.m., flew more than 910 km, max altitude 70 km. Why it matters: The launches drew a detection and public accounting from Japan's Defense Ministry, which reported both missiles landed outside the EEZ. Coverage: 6 outlets in 24h

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles from its eastern coast on Monday. Tokyo's Defense Ministry detected two separate launches, both of which splashed down in the Sea of Japan outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

The launches drew a detection and public accounting from Japan's Defense Ministry, which reported both missiles landed outside the EEZ.