North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles Toward Sea of Japan

North Korea launched several ballistic missiles from its eastern coast toward the Sea of Japan, South Korean military officials announced. The missile launches occurred just one day after South Korean forces detected suspicious activity involving an unidentified projectile fired from near the North Korean capital Pyongyang on Tuesday. The latest incident comes amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, as South Korean diplomats are also dealing with controversial drone overflights in the region. North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, frequently conducts missile tests as part of its weapons development program, which has drawn international sanctions and condemnation from neighboring countries and the United States.