Japan keeps self-defense forces on alert after North Korea announces spy satellite

The government is keeping the self-defense forces on alert, in response to North Korea's declaration that it will launch another spy satellite.

Japan is planning to enhance deterrence by strengthening cooperation with the United States and South Korea to immediately share information on North Korean missiles.

We will work to collect and analyze relevant information and take all possible measures to respond with a sense of urgency, said Yasukazu Hamada, Defense Minister of North Korea.

The defense ministry has implemented a two-stage interception system in case missile components fall on Japanese territory.

Aegis missiles equipped with standard missile - 3 SM - 3 interceptor missiles are reportedly being utilized in the East China Sea to destroy missiles outside the atmosphere. In case it fails, units in charge of Patriot Advanced Capability 3 PAC - 3 surface-to-air guided missiles have been patrolled on the Sakishima Islands, including Miyako, Ishigaki and Yonaguni islands in the Okinawa Prefecture.

The PAC-3 unit on Ishigaki Island was not deployed on Wednesday morning because of strong winds caused by a typhoon.

The government is preparing to fight North Korea by expanding cooperation with the United States and South Korea, which share a feeling of crisis over North Korea. The three countries' directors-level diplomats held a phone conference and agreed to improve their deterrence and response capabilities.

The three nations are planning to link Japan and South Korea's radar systems through the United States for the immediate sharing of missile-related information. The meeting will take place in conjunction with the Asia Security Summit, which will be held in Singapore from Friday to Sunday.

Japan's defense capabilities are crucial to their own, and it will also take steps to acquire counterattack capabilities to attack missile launching bases for self-defense purposes.