The missile, the first test since Mr Trump became president, was launched from Banghyon air base in the western province of North Pyongan, and flew east towards the Sea of Japan (East sea), the South Korean defence ministry said.
It flew about 500km before falling into the sea, a ministry spokesman said, adding the exact type of missile had yet to be identified.
"Today's missile launch... is aimed at drawing global attention to the North by boasting its nuclear and missile capabilities", the South Korean defenceministry said in a statement.
"It is also believed that it was an armed provocation to test the response from the new US administration under President Trump," it added.
Mr Trump responded with an assurance to the visiting Japanese prime minister that Washington was committed to the security of its key Asian ally.
"I just want everybody to understand and fully know that the United States of America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100 per cent," Mr Trump said, without elaborating.
Mr Abe denounced the launch as "absolutely intolerable" while top government spokesman Yoshihide Suge told reporters in Tokyo it was "clearly a provocation to Japan and the region".
[rte.ie]
12/2/17
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