DPRK fires what appears to be ballistic missile toward eastern waters: Japanese gov't

　　SEOUL/TOKYO, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, the Japanese government said on Wednesday.

　　Earlier South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) confirmed that the DPRK fired an unidentified projectile in a short statement without further details.