North Korea informs Japan it will launch satellite before June 4

North Korea has notified Japan of a plan to launch a satellite-carrying rocket before June 4, the Japanese government announced Monday, putting the region on high alert over the possible use of ballistic missile technology.The notice, which came ahead of a trilateral summit between Japan, China and South Korea in Seoul on Monday, designated three maritime danger zones believed to be the areas where rocket debris may fall -- two west of the Korean Peninsula and the other to the east of the Philippines' island of Luzon, the Japan Coast Guard said.In reaction to the notification, officials fro…READ FULL ARTICLE