Japan prods U.S. to fix "East Sea" reference over N. Korea launches

Japan requested Thursday that the United States refer to the waters into which North Korea fired two ballistic missiles as the Sea of Japan and not "East Sea."Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Manabu Sakai said at a news conference that Tokyo filed the request with Washington over the reference the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command made when it announced Pyongyang launched the missiles Thursday morning.Calling the reference "inappropriate," Sakai said, "It is our country's position that the Sea of Japan is the single internationally-established name."Earlier, Capt. Mike Kafka, U.S. Indo-Pacific Comman…READ FULL ARTICLE