Japan alert for N. Korean rocket test
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SEOUL Citing intelligence from spy satellites and radio interceptions, the Japanese prime minister&#39;s office said on Thursday that North Korea might be preparing a test launching of a Rodong ballistic missile.
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Japan prepared to launch its third  intelligence-gathering satellite on Monday, enhancing its  ability to monitor neighbouring North Korea two months after  Pyongyang shocked the region with a barrage of missile tests.
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Japan will use weekend talks with North Korea to ask about reports the North has been preparing a missile test. US and South Korean intelligence has picked up signs a test may be planned, though Japan&#39;s Prime
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TOKYO - Japan suspects that North Korea may be preparing to conduct an engine-combustion test of either a Rodong or a Taepodong ballistic missile, government sources said Thursday.
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North Korea has fired short-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan, Japan's Kyodo news agency reports.
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North Korea threatened on Friday to take   "stronger physical actions" after Japan imposed punitive   measures in response to its barrage of missile tests and pushed   for international sanctions at the United Nations.
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North Korea is to conduct a nuclear test, the foreign ministry says in a statement.
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The United States and Japan have detected  signs North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic missile  capable of reaching almost anywhere in Japan, Japanese and U.S.  government sources said on Thursday.
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A satellite-alert system launches in quake-prone Japan that will instantly trigger tsunami and volcanic activity warnings by siren and radio to help speed evacuations. By the Associated Press.
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Japan pressed on with efforts on Thursday to secure a U.N. condemnation of North Korea's nuclear test threat after Washington, in its starkest warning so far, said it would not live with a nuclear-armed Pyongyang.
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Japan will seek an explanation at weekend talks with North Korea on activity indicating Pyongyang may be preparing a missile test, although Tokyo does not think a launch is imminent.
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Japan has boosted surveillance of North Korea after seeing vehicles entering and leaving a suspected nuclear test site but does not know whether a test is imminent, a news report said Thursday.
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TOKYO Japan said Thursday that it had obtained intelligence indicating that North Korea might be preparing to test-fire a short-range missile that could reach most of the main Japanese islands, in what would be the latest provocation from the Communist
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Tensions mounted over North Korea's threat to test its first atomic bomb, with shots ringing out Saturday along the border with South Korea and Japan warning of harsh sanctions if Pyongyang goes nuclear.
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Japan will seek an explanation at weekend  talks with North Korea on activity indicating Pyongyang may be  preparing a missile test, although Tokyo does not think a  launch is imminent, Japan's top government spokesman said.
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TOKYO Japan will ask North Korea in talks on Saturday if it is preparing to fire a ballistic missile, Japan&#39;s top government spokesman said.
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By Kozo Mizoguchi Associated Press  TOKYO -- Japan has launched a satellite-based alert system that will instantly send warnings of tsunamis and updates on volcanic activity to help speed evacuations, an emergency official said.