Japan prepares for N. Korean rocket

Japan prepares for N. Korean rocket

SASEBO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force Aegis destroyer Chokai leaving Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on April 7, 2012, as part of Japan's preparations for North Korea's planned rocket launch. (Kyodo)

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