Japan on alert over N. Korean missile threat

Japan on alert over N. Korean missile threat

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (R) speaks on April 10, 2013 with a unit commander of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japan is on high alert, expecting North Korea to launch missiles.

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