North Korea’s ability to produce missiles that can reach any part of Japan is a cause for extreme concern and an issue that directly affects Japan’s security, the Defense Agency said in its 1999 white paper released Tuesday.
The agency’s annual report urges that Japan beef up its intelligence-gathering capability and countermeasures while promoting coordination with the United States, South Korea and other countries concerned about the matter.
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