North Korea fired a possible ballistic missile off its east coast on early Wednesday, authorities in Japan and South Korea said, just a week after its leader Kim Jong-un vowed to bolster North Korea’s military capabilities amid the instability on the Korean Peninsula. The Japanese Ministry of Defense said in a statement that a possible ballistic missile was fired from North Korea at around 8:07 a.m. on Wednesday. The projectile flew about 500 kilometers (some 310 miles) and landed outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. No damage has been reported as a result of the incident so far, the ministry stated. Following the report, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has ordered the ministry to collect and analyze any information related to the incident, and that any updates be communicated to the public. Kishida also instructed the authorities to confirm the safety of ships and planes in the area where the projectile …