North Korea has launched a long-range rocket which it claims is carrying 'a satellite'.
The launch was made in defiance of United Nations sanctions barring Pyongyang from using ballistic missile technology.
The US strongly condemned the event as a "destabilising and provocative action".
An emergency meeting of UN Security Council members is to be held to agree a collective response.
Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has called for stronger sanctions to be placed on North Korean after the isolated nation launched a long-range rocket at the weekend.
The United Nations has condemned the launch at an emergency meeting and vowed to take "significant measures" in response to the violation of UN resolutions.
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