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Mini model of N. Korea's Unha-3 rocket on display

TOKYO, Japan - A miniature model of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket is on display at the Three Revolution Exhibition museum in Pyongyang on Dec. 18, 2013. The rocket, suspected by Japan, South Korea and the United States to be an improved model of the Taepodong-2 ballistic missile, is said to have carried the Kwangmyongsong (Shining Star) 3-2 satellite when it was launched on Dec. 12, 2012.

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N. Korea rocket models

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 2009 shows models of North Korean rockets displayed at a museum in Pyongyang. On the right is a model of the Unha-2 that failed in its launch in 2009 and on the left is a model of the Taepodong-1 that was launched and flew over Japan in 1998.

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No imminent threat of another missile launch: Nukaga

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga speaks at a press conference at his office on July 7. He said there is no imminent threat of North Korea test-firing a second Taepodong-2 long-range missile.

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Another N. Korean missile launch cannot be ruled out: Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe tells a press conference on July 6 that Japan remains on alert as it believes North Korea may launch more missiles, although he said an immediate firing of a Taepodong-2 long-range missile is unlikely.

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No imminent threat of another missile launch: Nukaga

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga speaks at a press conference at his office on July 7. He said there is no imminent threat of North Korea test-firing a second Taepodong-2 long-range missile. (Kyodo)

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Another N. Korean missile launch cannot be ruled out: Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe tells a press conference on July 6 that Japan remains on alert as it believes North Korea may launch more missiles, although he said an immediate firing of a Taepodong-2 long-range missile is unlikely. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean rocket photo released

TOKYO, Japan - Photo released Sept. 10 by Radio Press shows what might be North Korea's ''Taepodong-1'' missile, the same type that was launched over Japan into the Pacific on Aug. 31 last year. North Korea said it was a satellite-bearing rocket. Radio Press gave no details, such as where or when the photo was taken.

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N. Korea rocket models

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 2009 shows models of North Korean rockets displayed at a museum in Pyongyang. On the right is a model of the Unha-2 that failed in its launch in 2009 and on the left is a model of the Taepodong-1 that was launched and flew over Japan in 1998. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea fires missile over Japan for 1st time since 2009

A passerby looks at a TV screen on a street in Tokyo showing news of North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile that flew over Japan before falling into the Pacific Ocean off Hokkaido. It was the first North Korea missile to fly across the Japanese archipelago, excluding its small southwestern islands, since April 2009, when Pyongyang fired a long-range Taepodong-2 missile. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo