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Tokyo says it 'lodged a protest' after North Korea fired missiles toward Sea of Japan

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North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast towards the Sea of Japan Thursday morning local time.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida quickly said Tokyo has "lodged a protest" with the Hermit Kingdom .

This was the first ballistic missile launch by North Korea in two months , local news reported.

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