Tensions Rise , as North Korean , Missile Tests Continue.br On November 2, the North Korea launched br the highest number of short-range missiles in br a day, further escalating tensions in the region.br CNN reports that the South Korean Defense br Ministry said North Korea fired 23 missiles br to the east and west of the Korean Peninsula.br According to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), br one of the missiles landed close to South Korean br territorial waters for the first time since 1945.br JCS said a short-range ballistic br missile landed just 104 miles northwest br of South Korea's Ulleung island. .br Meanwhile, Japan's Defense Ministry said another North br Korean missile test included at least one launched into br the sea outside of Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).br Meanwhile, Japan's Defense Ministry said another North br Korean missile test included at least one launched into br the sea outside of Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).br North Korea has rapidly escalated its br provocations, launching more than a dozen br missiles today alone and reportedly firing br more than 100 artillery shells into the Japan br sea since announcing an extremely br provocative statement earlier in the day, Toshiro Ino, Japan's deputy minister of defense, via CNN.br South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, “ordered that a stern response be swiftly taken so br that North Korea’s provocation pays a clear price.” .br South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, “ordered that a stern response be swiftly taken so br that North Korea’s provocation pays a clear price.” .br Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida accused br North Korea of launching missiles at an br “unprecedentedly high frequency.”.br Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida accused br North Korea of launching missiles at an br “unprecedentedly high frequency.”.br Kishida then called for a National Security Council br to be held as soon as possible amid br rising tension on the Korean Peninsula. .br Kishida then called for a National Security Council br to be held as soon as possible amid br rising tension on the Korean Peninsula. .br North Korea’s unprecedented launch br of multiple ballistic missiles is recklessly br threatening the security of the Republic br of Korea.