Anthony Kuhn

Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Seoul.

Japan's Kyoto News Agency and public broadcaster NHK quote anonymous sources as saying that the suspect scaled a wall, broke into the embassy, and threatened to kill Chinese diplomats.

The reports say the suspect had on him a Japanese military ID and a knife was found at the scene.

Chinese embassy staff detained the man and nobody was injured.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a press briefing in Beijing that China is asking Japan for a thorough investigation and punishment for the person responsible.

Ties between Beijing and Tokyo have been strained since last November, when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takeuchi warned of possible Japanese military involvement if China blockades or attacks Taiwan.

Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Seoul.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired from near the capital Pyongyang and flew eastward into the sea.

Japan also detected the test and filed a protest pointing out that the launch violates U.N.

Security Council resolutions.

This week, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong condemned the U.S.-South Korean joint drills and warned of unspecified consequences.

The launch comes amid concern in South Korea that the U.S.

will divert or has already diverted missile defense batteries from South Korea to the Middle East.

South Korea says it's well-equipped to defend itself, and it has opposed the diversion of U.S.

missile defenses, but there's not much they can do about it.

Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Seoul.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired from near the capital Pyongyang and flew eastward into the sea.

Japan also detected the test and filed a protest pointing out that the launch violates UN Security Council resolutions.

This week, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong condemned the U.S.-South Korean joint drills and warned of unspecified consequences.

The launch comes amid concern in South Korea that the U.S.