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DPRK's rocket passes Okinawa: Japanese gov't

(Xinhua)

09:50, December 12, 2012

TOKYO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government said Wednesday morning that a rocket launched by the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has passed Japan's Okinawa at around 10: 01 a.m. local time.

Japan's Self-Defense Forces in Okinawa did not launch their missile interceptors.

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