TOKYO (AP) - North Korea's test launch of a missile into the sea between Korea and Japan generated a wave of disbelief and anger among its Asian neighbors, who warned it would only increase anxiety in an already nervous region.
The test was particularly sensitive because it came just hours before the inauguration of South Korea's new President Roh Moo-hyun, a ceremony attended by dignitaries including U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.