Location:
FUKUOKA, Japan
Post Date:
Apr 23, 2023 2:00 AM
TAG ID:
kyodowc333257
(RM)
Credit:
Kyodo/Newscom
Format:
3968 x 2550 Color JPEG
Keywords:
Japan Self-Defense Force, April 23, 2023, SDF, Okinawa Prefecture, North Korea, first reconnaissance satellite, Japan
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
A Japan Self-Defense Force vehicle is being loaded onto a ferry boat at Hakata port in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 23, 2023, for the SDF's mission to deploy Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles in Okinawa Prefecture ahead of an expected launch by North Korea of a rocket carrying its first reconnaissance satellite that Japan believes is actually a long-range ballistic missile. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo