Military parade in Taiwan

Military parade in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A vehicle (front) carrying the Hsiung-feng III, Taiwan's supersonic antiship missile, takes part in a military parade in front of the presidential office in Taipei on Oct. 10, 2011, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China.

Japan has yet to confirm N. Korea's missile launch

Japan has yet to confirm N. Korea's missile launch

TOKYO, Napan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to reporters April 2 on reports that North Korea test-fired a short-range antiship missile. Koizumi's aide said Japan has yet to confirm the information.

Military parade in Taiwan

Military parade in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A vehicle (front) carrying the Hsiung-feng III, Taiwan's supersonic antiship missile, takes part in a military parade in front of the presidential office in Taipei on Oct. 10, 2011, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China. (Kyodo)

Japan dismayed at Russia's missile deployment on disputed isles: Abe

Japan dismayed at Russia's missile deployment on disputed isles: Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) speaks during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2016. Japan has communicated its dismay to Russia over the deployment of state-of-the-art antiship missile systems on Russian-held islands off northern Japan that are at the center of a long-running territorial row, Abe said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan has yet to confirm N. Korea's missile launch

Japan has yet to confirm N. Korea's missile launch

TOKYO, Napan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to reporters April 2 on reports that North Korea test-fired a short-range antiship missile. Koizumi's aide said Japan has yet to confirm the information. (Kyodo)