Japan ignores int'l treaty, avoids registering spy satellites

Japan ignores int'l treaty, avoids registering spy satellites

TOKYO, Japan - Kunihiro Oda (R), head of the Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center, shakes hands with other officials after the successful launch of Japanese spy satellites in February.

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