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.

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)

M7.4 quake hits northeastern Japan, tsunami observed

M7.4 quake hits northeastern Japan, tsunami observed

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, the top government spokesman, attends an urgently arranged press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo at 7:42 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2016, after a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 hit the northeastern Japan at 5:59 a.m. with the weather agency issuing a tsunami warning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo