by Coco Jiang and Biodun Iginla, BBC News, Pyongyang. Coco Jiang is working undercover in Pyongyang.
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from its western region.
It was launched at 09:40 local time (00:40 GMT), from Banghyon in North Pyongan Province, reported Yonhap news agency citing South Korea's military.
Japan's NHK News quoted the defence ministry as saying it may have landed in waters claimed by Japan as its exclusive economic zone.
North Korea has ramped up nuclear and missile activities in recent months.
Japan's chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters that the missile flew for about 40 minutes and appears to have fallen in the Sea of Japan.
The launch comes a day after US President Donald Trump spoke on the phone separately with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and China's President Xi Jinping about North Korea.
The leaders reaffirmed their commitment to a denuclearised Korean Peninsula.
South Korea's recently-elected President Moon Jae-in also met with Mr Trump last week, with the US leader warning Pyongyang of a "determined response"..
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