While Japan has beefed up its forces on the western side of the Nansei island chain, the Pacific side remains a "blank area" not covered sufficiently by surveillance activities.
Japan has warned it will destroy and shoot down any projectile that threatened its territory after North Korea informed of a satellite launch between 31 May and 11 June
Alexander Panov, Professor at the Diplomacy Department at MGIMO Russia, Chief Research Fellow of the Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies, Ambassador. 21.03.2023, Sputnik International