Tokyo, May 1, SPA -- The U.S. military informed Japan that NorthKorea may have fired a short-range missile toward the Seaof Japan Sunday morning, Kyodo News service reported. Kyodo quoted unidentified government sources as sayingthat the U.S. military informed Japan's Defense Agency ofthe possible missile launch. The government was attemptingto confirm the information, it said.--SPA1336 Local Time 1036 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/259151