<span style="color: #222222;">North Korea has tested a new long-range cruise missile capable of hitting much of Japan, state media said today. </span><br />''<br />''The weekend tests saw missiles travelling up to 1,500 kms, the official KCNA news agency said. <br />''<br />''It suggests North Korea is still capable of developing weapons despite food shortages and an economic crisis. <br />''<br />''The US military said, the latest tests posed threats to the international community and neighbouring Japan. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">A picture in the North Korean Rodong Sinmun newspaper showed a missile being fired from a launch vehicle, while another could be seen in horizontal flight.</span><br />