Pyrotechnic signal over Miyakojima

Pyrotechnic signal over Miyakojima

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A pyrotechnic signal is launched over an Air Self-Defense Force base in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture at 7:44 a.m., shortly after North Korea fired a rocket at 7:38 a.m.

PAC-3 interceptor in Okinawa

PAC-3 interceptor in Okinawa

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A Self-Defense Force member moves near a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture at 7:42 a.m. on April 13, 2012, shortly after North Korea fired a rocket at 7:38 a.m. To brace for the possibility of rocket debris falling on Japanese territory, the Defense Ministry had deployed ground-based interceptors in Okinawa and in Tokyo. It also dispatched three Aegis-equipped destroyers carrying sea-based Standard Missile-3 interceptors to nearby waters.

New Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train service starts

New Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train service starts

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a bullet train on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, running on elevated tracks in the city of Oyabe, Toyama Prefecture at 7:38 a.m. on March 14, 2015, the day of the launch of the new bullet train service directly linking Tokyo with the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

PAC-3 interceptor in Okinawa

PAC-3 interceptor in Okinawa

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A Self-Defense Force member moves near a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture at 7:42 a.m. on April 13, 2012, shortly after North Korea fired a rocket at 7:38 a.m. To brace for the possibility of rocket debris falling on Japanese territory, the Defense Ministry had deployed ground-based interceptors in Okinawa and in Tokyo. It also dispatched three Aegis-equipped destroyers carrying sea-based Standard Missile-3 interceptors to nearby waters. (Kyodo)

Pyrotechnic signal over Miyakojima

Pyrotechnic signal over Miyakojima

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A pyrotechnic signal is launched over an Air Self-Defense Force base in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture at 7:44 a.m., shortly after North Korea fired a rocket at 7:38 a.m. (Kyodo)