Japan Raises Defenses on Signs North Korea Plans Missile Test
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Japan sent two destroyers and a surveillance airplane to the Sea of Japan on Thursday, American and Japanese government officials said, after the United States and Japan detected
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Japan on Wednesday sought to secure a U.N. Security Council warning to North Korea that there would be consequences if it conducted a nuclear test.
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A new U.S. guided missile destroyer docked in Japan on Saturday amid tensions over North Korea&#039;s missile tests, but the military said the arrival was routine and had been planned months ago.
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North Korea on Sunday accused Japan of using anti-terrorism moves as an excuse for militarism which put the Korean peninsula at risk of invasion.
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Japan has reportedly dispatched surveillance ships to the Sea of Japan, believing that North Korea may be preparing to launch a ballistic missile.
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North Korea on Saturday said that it has the right to test and deploy missiles, as the communist state vowed to increase its &quot;self-defence&quot; capabilities against the United States.
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TOKYO, Oct. 4 -- North Korea declared Tuesday that it would conduct a nuclear test to bolster its defenses against the United States, raising tensions in the region and marking the communist government's first unambiguous pledge to prove it has become a nuclear power.
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North Korea has fired several missiles toward the Sea of Japan, the Kyodo news agency reports.
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The United States and Japan agreed Friday to strengthen cooperation on missile defense amid concerns of a possible long-range rocket launch by North Korea.
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Japan and the United States on Friday agreed to boost co-operation in their missile defence programs - an important first step in carrying out new defence guidelines that ease Tokyo&#39;s strict postwar pacifism.
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Japan launches a rocket carrying its third spy satellite, increasing its ability to monitor North Korea.
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The United States and Japan have detected  signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic  missile that could hit almost all of Japan, a Japanese  newspaper said on Thursday.
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North Korea&#39;s move to boost troop numbers around missile sites is probably a military exercise rather than preparation for a launch, a top Japanese official said Friday.
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Japan and the United States, facing North Korea&#039;s apparent plans to test-launch a long-range missile, have agreed to deploy advanced Patriot interceptor missiles on American bases in Japan for the first time, officials said Monday.
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Japan warned on Sunday that it would consider &quot;all options&quot; against North Korea, including sanctions on oil and food sales, if the reclusive communist country goes ahead with a test launch of a long-range missile.
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The Japanese media reported Friday that the Japanese government believes the North Korean military buildup at missile bases is part of a military drill and that the Japanese plan to ask the North to explain its actions.
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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&#39;s top government spokesman said.