April 22, 2023
The Japanese flag flies in a park in Osaka, Japan, October 30, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas White
TOKYO, April 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Defence Minister Yasukazu
Hamada on Saturday ordered the country's military to prepare to shoot down a
North Korean spy satellite should it fall within Japan's territory.
Hamada ordered the Self-Defense
Forces to make necessary preparations as he could potentially "order the
destruction of ballistic missiles", the Defense Ministry said in a
statement.
Preparations included making
arrangements to deploy troops to the southern prefecture of Okinawa to
"minimise damage should a ballistic missile fall."
North Korean leader
Kim Jong Un said preparations for the planned launch of the country's first
spy satellite should proceed
to counter perceived threats from the United States and South Korea, state
media reported on Wednesday.
Reporting by Sakura
Murakami; Editing by Kim Coghill
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-prepare-potentially-shoot-down-north-korean-spy-satellite-2023-04-22/
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