Japan minister conforms object launched by North Korea orbiting earth: reports


MOSCOW (Bernama-Sputnik): Japanese Defence Minister Minoru Kihara confirmed Friday that "some object" launched by North Korea was "orbiting the Earth" after Pyongyang said it had launched a reconnaissance satellite into orbit, Sputnik quoted Japanese news agency Kyodo report.

The agency cited Kihara as saying that the ministry had made the assessment in collaboration with the United States and South Korea. However, the minister refrained from commenting on whether Pyongyang's satellite launch was successful, the report said.

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