North Korea Launches 8 Ballistic Missiles in One Hour

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast on Sunday, in a move Japan called "unprecedented".

The missiles were launched from the Sunan region, near the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, into waters east of the Korean Peninsula between 9:08-9:43 a.m. local time in Seoul on Sunday, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The presidential office said South Korea's National Security Chief Kim Sung Han will hold a meeting of the National Security Council Standing Committee to discuss the launch.