SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired suspected short-range missiles toward the east just days before world leaders are set to gather in South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

The projectiles was launched northeastward Wednesday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message. Japanese media NTV said the missile appears to have fallen in waters east of the Korean Peninsula, citing a government official it did not identify. Japan’s broadcaster NHK said the projectile appeared to have had no impact on the country.

North Korea’s last known missile launch was in May, when it fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast. The launch comes just weeks after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un staged a military parade in Pyongyang that s

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