North Korea has informed Japan of its plan to launch a satellite by early next week, likely aiming to put its second military spy satellite into orbit. The notification comes as South Korea, Japan, and China hold their first trilateral meeting in over four years in Seoul. Japan s coast guard received the launch information, which involves safety precautions for waters between the Korean Peninsula and China, and east of the Philippines. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged cooperation with the U.S. and South Korea to prevent the launch, which violates U.N. bans on North Korean satellite launches viewed as missile tests.
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SEOUL North Korea has told Japan it plans to launch a satellite by early next week, an apparent effort to put its second military spy satellite into orbit.