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`Japan still on alert over N Korea rocket launch`

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Sunday that Japan is still on alert over a planned rocket launch by North Korea, although Pyongyang has suggested it may postpone it.

Tokyo: Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Sunday that Japan is still on alert over a planned rocket launch by North Korea, although Pyongyang has suggested it may postpone it.
"The government has not yet confirmed the postponement," Noda said on a Fuji Television Network Inc. Program. "We will take all possible measures" against the expected launch, he added. Tokyo: Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Sunday that Japan is still on alert over a planned rocket launch by North Korea, although Pyongyang has suggested it may postpone it. "The government has not yet confirmed the postponement," Noda said on a Fuji Television Network Inc. Program. "We will take all possible measures" against the expected launch, he added. PTI (Kyodo)