TOKYO, Jumada II 01, 1437, March 10, 2016, SPA -- The Japanese government has lodged a protest to North Korea via its embassy in Beijing over the reclusive state's latest missile launch, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday, according to Reuters. North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast city of Wonsan early on Thursday, flying approximately 500 km (300 miles), South Korea's military said. --SPA 03:29 LOCAL TIME 00:29 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w