North Korea allegedly launched an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed just 200 kilometers from Japan and had enough range to reach the continental United States, Japanese officials told reporters, Reuters reported.

The launch, reported by both South Korean and Japanese officials, came a day after a small missile launch and its warning of a "tougher military response" by the United States increasing its security presence in the region.

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada told reporters that the latest missile was capable of flying up to 15,000 kilometers, while Cabinet Secretary General Hirokazu Matsuno said it rose to an altitude of about 6,000 kilometers with a range of 1,000 kilometers and then landed at sea about 200 kilometers west of Oshima-Oshima Island in Hokkaido.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said there were no reports of damage, but that Pyongyang's repeated missile launches were unacceptable.