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SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan aims to destroy any North Korean missile that violates its territory and is making preparations to do so, its defence ministry said on Monday after North Korea told Japan of a plan to launch a satellite between May 31 and June 11.

Nuclear-armed North Korea says it has completed its first military spy satellite and leader Kim Jong Un has approved final preparations for a launch to place it in orbit.

Analysts say a military satellite would enhance North Korea's surveillance capability and improve its ability to strike targets in the event of war.

"We will take destructive measures against ballistic and other missiles that are confirmed to land in our territory," Japan's defence ministry said in a statement. 

The ministry said it would use its Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) or Patriot Missile PAC-3 to destroy a North Korea missile.

North Korea has also undertaken a series of missile and weapons tests in recent months, including a new, solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile.

North Korea informed the Japanese coast guard of the planned launch between May 31 and June 11, a coast guard official told Reuters, confirming a report by public broadcaster NHK and other media.

Japan's chief cabinet secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno, said any launch by North Korea, even if termed a satellite launch, affected the safety of Japanese citizens.

"The government recognises that there is a possibility that the satellite may pass through our country's territory," he told a press conference.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters that any North Koran missile launch would be a serious violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution.

"We strongly urge North Korea to refrain from launching," the prime minister's office said earlier on Twitter, adding it would cooperate "with relevant countries such as the U.S. and South Korea".

Staunch U.S. ally Japan would do all it could to collect and analyse information from the launch, it said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in May inspected a military satellite facility, North Korean state media KCNA reported.

North Korean media previously criticised plans by South Korea, the United States and Japan to share real-time data on its missile launches, describing the three as discussing "sinister measures" for tightening military cooperation.

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North Korea's Kim calls for change in status of South, warns of war

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday called for a constitutional amendment to change the status of South Korea as a separate state and warned that while his country doesn’t seek war, it didn’t intend to avoid it, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. Kim said it was his final conclusion that unification with the South is no longer possible in a speech at the…

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By Hyonhee ShinSEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea is poised to close as many as a dozen embassies including in Spain, Hong Kong, and multiple countries in Africa, according to media reports and analysts, in a move that could see nearly 25 percent of Pyongyang's missions close worldwide.North Korea's recent closing of its diplomatic missions was a sign that the reclusive country is struggling to make money overseas because of international sanctions, South Korea's unification ministry said on Tuesday.On Monday, North Korean state media outlet KCNA said the country's ambassadors paid "farewell" visits to Angolan and Ugandan leaders last week, and local media in both African countries reported the shutdown of the North's embassies there.Both Angola and Uganda have forged friendly ties with North Korea since the 1970s, maintaining military cooperation and providing rare sources of foreign currency such as statue-building projects.The embassy closings set the stage for what could be "one of the country’s biggest foreign policy shakeups in decades", with implications for diplomatic engagement, humanitarian work in the isolated country, as well as the ability to generate illicit revenue, wrote Chad O'Carroll, founder of the North Korea-focused website NK Pro.More than a dozen missions may close, likely because of international sanctions, a trend of Pyongyang's disengaging globally and the probable weakening of the North Korean economy, he said in a report on Wednesday.Seoul's unification ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, said the pullout reflected the impact of international sanctions aimed at curbing funding for the North's nuclear and missile programs."They appear to be withdrawing as their foreign currency earning business has stumbled due to the international community's strengthening of sanctions, making it difficult to maintain the embassies any longer," the ministry said in a statement. "This can be a sign of North Korea's difficult economic situation, where it is difficult to maintain even minimal diplomatic relations with traditionally friendly countries."North Korea has formal relations with 159 countries, but had 53 diplomatic missions overseas, including three consulates and three representative offices, until it pulled out of Angola and Uganda, according to the ministry.North Korea will also shut down its embassy in Spain, with its mission in Italy handling affairs in the neighbouring country, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.Correspondence with the Spanish Communist Party released on the party's website showed the North Korean embassy announcing the closing in a letter dated Oct. 26.The North's embassy in Madrid was in the spotlight after members of a group seeking the overthrow of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un staged a break-in in 2019, during which they bound and gagged staff before driving off with computers and other devices.Pyongyang denounced the incident as a "grave breach of sovereignty and terrorist attack," and accused the United States of not investigating the group thoroughly and refusing to extradite its leader.(Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Additional reporting by Hyunsu Yim, Soo-hyang Choi, and Josh Smith; Editing by Gerry Doyle and Ed Davies)

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US Scouts to pull out of heatwave-hit jamboree in South Korea

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Scouts in South Korea for the World Scout Jamboree will pull out of the campsite on Sunday due to extreme heat and weather conditions, becoming the second country to do so following the United Kingdom. The US Contingent will take part in the jamboree program on Saturday before moving to U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys near the jamboree site on the following day,…

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US nuclear-powered submarine arrives in South Korea

By Hyunsu Yim, June 16 2023  https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8237042/us-nuclear-powered-submarine-arrives-in-south-korea/ A US nuclear-powered submarine has arrived at a port in the South Korean city of Busan, the South Korean military says. It is the first time a submarine classified as “SSGN” by the US Navy, or a cruise-missile submarine, has stopped off in South Korea in almost six…

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North Korea launches missiles from submarine as U.S.-South Korean drills begin By Reuters

4/4 © Reuters. A general view as North Korea fired two missiles from a submarine striking an underwater target, according to state media, at an undisclosed location in North Korea March 12, 2023 in this photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). 2/4 By Josh Smith and Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a…

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North Korea fires long-range missile after warning over military drills By Reuters

By Hyunsu Yim and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile into the sea off Japan’s west coast on Saturday after warning of a strong response to upcoming military drills by South Korea and the United States. Japanese authorities said the missile plunged into waters inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone more than an hour after it was launched, suggesting the…

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BTS agency HYBE seeks to take over K-pop rival SM Entertainment

[ad_1] 2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Members of K-pop boy band BTS pose for photographs during a news conference promoting their new album “BE(Deluxe Edition)” in Seoul, South Korea, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran/File Photo 2/2 By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean entertainment company HYBE said on Friday it will buy shares worth 423 billion won ($335 million) in rival SM…

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BTS agency HYBE seeks to take over K-pop rival SM Entertainment

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Members of K-pop boy band BTS pose for photographs during a news conference promoting their new album “BE(Deluxe Edition)” in Seoul, South Korea, November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran/File Photo 2/2 By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean entertainment company HYBE said on Friday it will buy shares worth 423 billion won ($335 million) in rival SM Entertainment,…

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- El Gobierno surcoreano propone flexibilizar las normas sobre horas extraordinarias, pero algunos temen que los trabajadores se vean perjudicados Por Reuters - Por Hyunsu Yim SEÚL (Reuters) - El Gobierno del presidente surcoreano, Yoon Suk Yeol, quiere permitir a los ciudadanos trabajar hasta 69 horas semanales -frente a las 52 actuales- y acumular horas extra a cambio de tiempo libre, un plan con el que espera promover el crecimiento familiar junto con la productividad. El Gobierno afirma q...

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As South Korean government proposes flexible overtime rules, some fear workers may suffer By Reuters

5/5 © Reuters. Office worker Park Sang-seon rests at a healing sleep cafe in Seoul, South Korea, January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Heo Ran 2/5 By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL(Reuters) – The administration of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol wants to allow people to work up to 69 hours a week – up from the current 52 – and bank overtime hours in exchange for time off, a plan it hopes will promote family growth…

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