Japan preps for N. Korean rocket launch

Japan preps for N. Korean rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (facing, 2nd from L) speaks to members of the Self-Defense Forces on Dec. 7, 2012, in front of a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japan stepped up preparations the same day for a long-range rocket that North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10, ordering the destruction of the projectile should any part of it threaten to fall on Japanese territory.

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