N. Korea rocket launch report incorrect: Japanese government

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- The Japanese government on Saturday retracted its
informal statement that North Korea had launched a rocket, citing a "technical
error."

Quoting unnamed government sources, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported
shortly after noon that an object had blasted off from the secretive nation.
But the Japanese government said the information was incorrect, attributing the
confusion to the erroneous operation of its rocket detection system, called
"Em-Net."
North Korea said earlier Saturday that it was all set for a rocket launch, but
there was no follow-up announcement.
lcd@yna.co.kr
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