Japan braces for N. Korean launch

Japan braces for N. Korean launch

TOKYO, Japan - Patriot ground-to-air guided missile launch units are stationed at Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ichigaya in central Tokyo on April 4 to prepare for North Korea's imminent launch of a communications satellite, which Japan sees as a cover for test-firing a long-range ballistic missile. (Kyodo)

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