Jun. 13, 2012 - Updated 05:35 UTC (14:35 JST) | NHK News
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The Japanese government says a Cambodian-registered ship that traveled from China to North Korea
last August was carrying vehicles that could be used to launch ballistic missiles.
Japan will report the finding to the United Nations as a possible violation of UN Security Council resolutions
barring exports of military hardware to North Korea.
Japan's coast guard, police and customs officials say they found records of the shipment during a search of the
Cambodian-registered vessel at Osaka Port in October.
They say records showed that the ship, Harmony Wish, transported four WS51200 large vehicles from Shanghai
to the North Korean city of Nampho.
Japanese Defense Ministry sources say the 16-wheeled vehicles are 20 meters long and 3 meters wide, and weigh
about 42 tons.
The Japanese government says it is highly possible the vehicles are the same ones displayed as missile launching
pads during a military parade in North Korea in April.
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Liu Weimin has denied reports that the country exported to North Korea
large vehicles that can serve as missile launch pads.
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The Japanese government says a Cambodian-registered ship that traveled from China to North Korea
last August was carrying vehicles that could be used to launch ballistic missiles.
Japan will report the finding to the United Nations as a possible violation of UN Security Council resolutions
barring exports of military hardware to North Korea.
Japan's coast guard, police and customs officials say they found records of the shipment during a search of the
Cambodian-registered vessel at Osaka Port in October.
They say records showed that the ship, Harmony Wish, transported four WS51200 large vehicles from Shanghai
to the North Korean city of Nampho.
Japanese Defense Ministry sources say the 16-wheeled vehicles are 20 meters long and 3 meters wide, and weigh
about 42 tons.
The Japanese government says it is highly possible the vehicles are the same ones displayed as missile launching
pads during a military parade in North Korea in April.
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Liu Weimin has denied reports that the country exported to North Korea
large vehicles that can serve as missile launch pads.
