The government on Thursday detailed the information systems it will use to warn local municipalities if Self-Defense Forces radar detects North Korea's latest planned missile launch.
North Korea on Tuesday informed the International Maritime Organization that it plans to launch a satellite-carrying rocket sometime between Feb. 8 and Feb. 25.
The rocket, widely believed to be a cover for a long-range ballistic missile, would fly over part of the Sakishima island chain in Okinawa Prefecture, which includes the islands of Ishigaki and Miyako.
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