South Korea and Japan reported the test-launch of two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Sunday afternoon. Kyodo news described the weapons as multiple short-range ballistic missiles fired toward the sea off the peninsula's eastern coast. Pyongyang conducted the launches shortly after rejecting U.S. diplomatic overtures and criticizing regional joint military exercises.

U.S. Pacific Command is consulting with partners and allies following the events. Japan's Prime Minister's Office issued an emergency alert, though the Ministry of Defense confirmed the weapons landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone and flew into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula.