Plans for the start of the Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, Japan, were unaffected Thursday ... an unsuccessful second attempt to launch a spy satellite. Japanese officials said parts of the ...

North Korea attempted to launch a military reconnaissance satellite early Wednesday — briefly prompting Japan to issue an emergency alert for Okinawa Prefecture — but said the rocket had ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japan’s Ministry of Defense is extending ... second attempt by North Korea to launch a surveillance satellite into orbit, an Ishigaki city spokesman said Monday.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Plans for the start of the Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, Japan, were unaffected ... second attempt to launch a spy satellite. Japanese officials said parts of ...

“His impact goes beyond the operational success of satellite repair ... previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization.

Matsuno said it was possible the satellite would enter or pass above Japan's southwestern islands including Okinawa, where the United States has major military bases and thousands of troops.

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 ...

A monitor in Tokyo shows J-Alert or National Early Warning System to the residents in Okinawa, southern Japan, Thursday ... second attempt to launch a spy satellite failed again but vowed to ...