Japan has reportedly failed to detect the exact path taken by North Korea's short-range ballistic missile launches more than two times since May.
Citing several anonymous sources,... Tokyo-based Kyodo News Agency said Japan's Aegis-equipped destroyer in the East Sea or its Air Self-Defense Force radar systems failed to detect the exact course of missiles fired by the regime in May and September.
Kyodo News said it was more difficult to formulate accurate readings as the missiles were flying at lower altitudes with more complicated flight paths.
It added the missiles are easier to monitor from South Korea due the missiles being fired from a closer proximity,... nodding to the negative impact of Seoul's recent termination of its military intel sharing pact with Tokyo.
Kyodo stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation between South Korea and the U.S.