About the Authors

Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.

Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne was the Data and Analytic Director at NK News. Follow him on twitter @LeoPByrne
North Korea launched an "ICBM class" ballistic missile which flew over 1000km towards Japan late on Friday, according to South Korea media reports citing the country's military.
The comments were later echoed by Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis, who added the missile flew on a lofted trajectory and was an intercontinental ballistic missile.