N. Korean launch not confirmed within announced time frame

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 4 following an announcement by Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura that the Japanese government had not confirmed that a planned rocket launch by North Korea had taken place by 4 p.m. and that it appeared unlikely that it would be carried out by the day's end.

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