Patriot Missile Battery Moves To Hokkaido After N. Korean Missiles Fly Over

Japan's military has deployed an anti-missile battery to the northern island of Hokkaido, close to the flight paths of recent North Korean ballistic missile tests, reports the Kyodo news agency.

The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air interceptors were moved Tuesday to a Ground Self-Defense Force camp in Hakodate. They came from an Air Self Defense Force Base about 44 miles away.

Tokyo previously deployed the PAC-3 system to another undisclosed part of Hokkaido,...