100 [no it's 200] long-range Rodong ballistic missiles

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He just "considering" the 100 Rodongs. Sheesh.
Japan Defense Chief Mulls Attack Concerns
Saturday April 5, 2003 4:50 AM / Associated Press
...[Japan Defense Chief Ishiba] said soil if an attack is deemed... N. Korea has deployed more than 100 of its long-range Rodong ballistic missiles, which are capable of hitting Japanese shores.
...Ishiba said Japan is now considering how to bolster its defenses against an attack...Japan currently has 27 Patriot anti-missile batteries deployed around the country, but they are only capable of shooting down missiles with a shorter range and slower speed than ballistic missiles.
...he said. ``Japan may also mobilize forces when there is a threat of attack.'' - - - Guardian, UK
Guide to Lil' Kim's toys...

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Japan Defense Chief Mulls Attack Concerns
Saturday April 5, 2003 4:50 AM / Associated Press
[Japan Defense Chief Ishiba]... N. Korea has deployed more than 100 of its long-range Rodong ballistic missiles, which are capable of hitting Japanese shores. [/quote]

Duh. Do you think Lil' Kim can figure this out?

Japan Rethinks Its Space Program
Associated Press / April 05. 2003 2:04AM
To a round of excited applause, Japan's fifth H2-A rocket - black and orange, with a bold "Nippon" emblazoned on its side - blasted off from the sprawling space center on this remote, rocky island last month.
... Japanese space officials are finding little cause to cheer these days.
The H2-A has yet to find a place in the commercial launching market, and perhaps never will. Funds for government orders are scarce in Japan's sluggish economy. And the use of an H2-A to launch Japan's first spy satellites into orbit last month marked for many an ominous departure from Japan's policy of using its space program for peaceful purposes.
...the Asahi, a major newspaper, said in an editorial. "The government should explain to other countries, including North Korea, that Japan will devote its satellite capabilities to defensive purposes only."

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UPDATE:
Washington warns Tokyo of 200 NKorean missiles pointing at Japan: report
TOKYO (AFP) Jul 13, 2003
The US government has warned Japan that North Korea has positioned 200 medium-range Rodong missiles to target Japan, a report said Sunday, quoting a foreign ministry official here.
Washington had earlier told Tokyo that Pyongyang already possessed small nuclear warheads that could be mounted in ballistic missiles, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun said.