so what we saw are the government moving a number of these ground-based p.a.c. 3 missile interceptors down to the prefectures that were specifically named by north korea as those areas that the missile that might target guam would fly over. so the prime minister trying to visibly show his people that yes, this is a war of words. but they are going to try to protect the homeland as best as possible. these are ground-based missile interceptors that this country is well used to seeing. they ve been around for some time. what is unique in this case, victor, is the location. they haven t generally moved them specifically in response to a north korea threat. the area that they move them to, hiroshima. this is an area that, this country is well acquainted with as the birthplace of the pacifist movement. a city that was devastated by nuclear bomb during world war ii. victor? all right. kyung lah in tokyo.
locations throughout the country. that is where our senior international correspondent kyung lah is in tokyo. kyung, what else can you tell us about this? reporter: the movement is happening overnight in tokyo. they are expected to be in place and ready according to the ministry of defense by tomorrow morning tokyo time, friday evening u.s. time. these are ground based pac 3 missile interceptors and they are being moved to four different locations, according to the government. those four locations they are being specifically picked because there are military bases there, these are moving from central japan further southwest and they re pointing to the sky because of that very specific threat from north korea about missiles flying over japan to guam. now, these are really for the protection of japanese homeland. these are more of a just in case, but it certainly is, poppy, a strengthening of the
defense posture. this is a direct response by japan from that very specific threat from north korea, poppy. kyung lah in tokyo. thank you so much. now, if a north korean missile were fired at guam and got through u.s. defenses and intercepts, an official there says it would only be in the air for 14 minutes before reaching the target, and that is the chilling headline people are waking up to in the newspaper this morning in guam. let s go to ivan watson who is with us for more. ivan, what else can you tell us? reporter: hi there, poppy. that s right. that chilling piece of information coming from guam s homeland security advisor, an estimate it would only take about 14 minutes for north korean missile to reach this u.s. island. that is if everything goes right on the north korean side, and grant it they ve never really fired a missile in this direction to that distance. and second, if it penetrates the different layers of u.s., south korean and japanese missile defense.
according to recent figures in 2009, south koreans worked an average 52-hour work week. that s compared to a 34-hour work week in the united states. so you would assume that vacations would be very precious. but not so. according to government figures last year, almost half of all vacation days were simply not taken. 48% of days off were work through. now one of the reasons for this could be that it is quite a h e hierarchical society. it is frowned upon to arrive before your boss or leave before your boss. even if your work is done it is a good idea to stay and be seen to stay so you can get ahead. this is the image that the world has of the japanese worker serious, buttoned up and a very hard worker. i m kyung lah in tokyo. guess what, everybody? that stereotype is true. according to japan s government, the average japanese worker gets
take a look at this. france mandates its workers get 30 days off every year. germans get more than four weeks! in the states, there is no mandate. now, typically, americans get two or three weeks off a year, yet barely half of us take all of that vacation time. while nearly 90% of french workers take every single day. what does that mean? what do workers do in other industrial countries? we wondered about that. so we ve got reports on two from our paula hancock in seoul and kyung lah in tokyo. let s start in tokyo. reporter: this is the image that the world has of the japanese workers, serious, buttoned up, and a very hard worker. i m kyung lah in tokyo. well, guess what, everybody, that stereotype is true. according to japan s government, the average japanese worker gets 18 paid holidays a year, but half, 50% of those workers, take only eight of those 18 days. that s less than half of their