Japan prepares for N. Korean rocket

Japan prepares for N. Korean rocket

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is on standby on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, in the morning of April 7, 2012, as part of Japan's preparations for North Korea's planned rocket launch. North Korea says it will launch a rocket carrying a satellite into space in five days from that day.

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