Concern over N Korea missile test
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Japan will use weekend talks with North Korea to ask about reports the North is preparing a missile test.
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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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The United States warned that it would be a major international concern if North Korea launched a long-range missile, amid reports Pyongyang may be preparing to test-fire the weapon.
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BEIJING : Japanese negotiators expressed &quot;serious concern&quot; about North Korea&#39;s missile program in talks that went into a second day in Beijing, a Japanese diplomat said.
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North Korea said Tuesday it will conduct a nuclear test as part of measures to bolster its self-defense amid what it calls increasing U.S. hostility toward the communist regime.
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South Korean and US military authorities are on alert as North Korea appears to be preparing to test-fire a missile, the Defense Ministry said yesterday.
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North Korea has test-fired &quot;several missiles&quot;, the United States confirmed Wednesday, as UN inspectors prepared to visit a reactor at the centre of the reclusive regime&#39;s nuclear programme.
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There is concern in Japan and South Korea that North Korea might be preparing to launch a ballistic missile. Officials in both Japan and South Korea say that since Tuesday, they have detected signs of activity
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Suspicious ground movements in  North Korea may reflect maintenance of missile sites rather  than preparations for a missile test, according to South Korean  Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon.
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BEIJING Japanese negotiators expressed &quot;serious concern&quot; Sunday about North Korea&#39;s missile program, a Japanese diplomat said.
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Following recent reports indicating that North Korea may be preparing to test fire a missile intelligence agencies worldwide are keeping tabs on the latest information.
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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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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan  - Signs that North Korea  is preparing to test a ballistic missile are of great concern,  a U.S. commander said on Sunday, adding that the North could be  on the verge of big missile technology breakthroughs.
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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, Oct. 3 -- North Korea on Tuesday vowed to conduct a nuclear test to bolster its defenses against the United States, dramatically raising tensions in the region and marking the communist government's first ever unambiguous public threat to demonstrate itself as a nuclear power.
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Activity around North Korea's missile launch sites is tailing off, calming fears of a ballistic missile test, a Japanese newspaper reported on Monday, citing government sources.
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Many Asian nations would cheer if the Americans shot down a long-range missile tested by North Korea, but a failure would raise unsettling questions for allies that rely on the U.S. military umbrella.