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Japan Calls on North Korea to Refrain From ‘Satellite’ Launch
Japan called for North Korea to refrain from a planned rocket launch it described as a “serious provocation” following reports Pyongyang intends to put a satellite in orbit as early as this Wednesday. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he instructed his cabinet Monday to gather and analyze information on North Korea’s planned move after reports that Pyongyang would launch a ballistic missile described as a satellite. The prime minister said Japan will cooperate with relevant nations on demanding North Korea doesn’t go ahead with the launch, a message reiterated by the government’s chief spokesman. “For North Korea to go ahead with a ballistic missile launch that it is calling a ‘satellite’ is a serious provocation against our country’s national security,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters. “Any launch using ballistic missile technology breaches related UN Security Council resolutions.”
Japan’s Coast Guard separately warned that a satellite rocket could be launched between May 31 and June 11. Japan’s defense minister issued an order to destroy any part of the projectile that might fall on Japanese territory.
North Korea last launched a space rocket in February 2016, when the country claimed to have put an earth-observation satellite into orbit as part of what it said was a lawful space program. The satellite is thought to have never reached orbit. Earlier this month North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a facility assembling North Korea’s first spy satellite, indicating the state could soon conduct its first space rocket launch in about seven years.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/japan-calls-on-north-korea-to-refrain-from-satellite-launch-1.1926034
din't say for you just this side
Japan's Nikkei hits highest since July 1990 on weak yen, US optimism
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Monday to its highest level since July 1990, buoyed by optimism over a U.S. debt ceiling deal and a weaker yen.
Shares of Japanese chip-related companies continued to outperform after AI euphoria lifted Wall Street peers. The Nikkei (.N225) jumped as high as 31,560.43 within the first 10 minutes of trading, although gains mitigated to see the index enter the midday break up 1.32% at 31,325.84, close to the session low. The broader Topix (.TOPX) rose as high as 2,175.13, but failed to get close to last week's 33-year high at 2,188.66. It entered the break up 0.96% at 2,166.41.
The Nikkei's higher weightage towards exporter stocks saw it reap greater gains from the yen's drop to the cusp of 141 per dollar for the first time in six months. A weaker currency buoys the value of overseas revenue. Honda Motor (7267.T) rallied 1.86% and Subaru (7270.T) advanced 1.78%. The Nikkei's joint top performer was Advantest (6857.T), the chip-testing equipment maker that counts Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) among its clients. Advantest shares surged up to 6.9% to a record high, although they entered the break up 4.18%, tied with Nikon (7731.T) and startup investor SoftBank Group (9984.T).
https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/japans-nikkei-hits-highest-since-july-1990-weak-yen-us-optimism-2023-05-29/
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/nik
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures
wut he said plus we (U.S.) have a security agreement in place that basically sez that if anyone attacks Japan the US is required to defend them-which is likely how the China/Taiwan thing is going to start-something will habben with the Japanese Coast Guard and it will start like that imo.
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>>18918589, >>18918719 Japan Calls on orth Korea to Refrain From ‘Satellite’ Launch +Q drop 3348
>>18918685 Japan's Nikkei hits highest since July 1990 on weak yen, US optimism
thank you
>they hold their own offensive military naow.
They have changed their constitution to allow a moar defensive position and have moar hardware to reflect that
That agreement is still in place
You can read it for yourself
https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/n-america/us/q&a/ref/1.html
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C102 US Coast Guard G5 south from Yokota AB
Arrived last night from JB Elmendorf stop/refuel and departed Reagan National yesterday
CNV4414 US Navy Clipper (C-40A) also departed Yokota AB and heading ES-this arrived at Misawa AB yesterday and then went to Osan AB Seoul, Soko departed from their and stopped at Yokota for about 90m