North Korea has again fired short range projectiles from its east coast, just days after its previous launch and despite key ongoing discussions with Japan.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the rockets, believed to be 300-millimeter multiple-rocket launcher KN-09 shells, were launched between 6:50 and 8 a.m., from near Wonsan, Kangwon Province.

The JCS promised to remain vigilant against additional launches.

Like the North’s previous launch five days ago, which reportedly used projectiles with a 190-kilometer range, this missile launch  also took place despite the North’s meeting with Japanese officials in Beijing over its investigation into the