Shinzo Abe is concerned Japan could be a target if Pyongyang mounts sarin nerve agent on warheads.
Vice foreign minister warns Pyongyang would not 'keep its hands crossed' if US attacks.
Intelligence officials fear rogue republic's 'big, important event' may be nuclear missile test.
The move reportedly came in a bid to counter military activities by the Chinese in the East China Sea.
Panic and uncertainty strikes as people seek answers over US and North Korea tension.
The opening ceremony comes after China urged North Korea to halt its nuclear programme in exchange for greater protection from Beijing.
Monitoring group says satellite imagery shows Pyongyang will conduct test on Saturday.
The two females' lawyer says police failed to share evidence on the North Korean's assassination.
Journalists are in Pyongyang to cover North Korea's national day amid fears of an imminent nuclear test.
North Korea is rehearsing for a huge parade to mark Kim Il-sung's birthday – and there are fears they may also be planning something more serious.
State-run The Global Times in China said the US is emboldened after the missile strike on Syria.
Tokyo officials reportedly told that there will be military intervention if China does not step up pressure on Pyongyang.
The US Navy's Carl Vinson is headed to the Korean peninsula as a response to North Korean provocations.
A North Korean defector alleged that the chief of a Malaysian firm has been sending funds to the Kim Jong-un regime for years.
US sends aircraft carrier and other warships to Korean peninsula amid rising concerns over Pyongyang's missile tests.
Seoul says aircraft carrier and warship presence does not mean preemptive strike on North Korea is imminent.
US may be tampering with the imported electronics used by the North's engineers.
Japan and South Korea have welcomed the UNSC's condemnation saying it sends the right message.
This slowdown in economic ties became marked after North Korea's fourth nuclear test in January 2016 and a series of missile launches since then.
Trump and Abe held a 35-minute telephone call over North Korea's missile launch.
Advisers close to the president say that military action against Kim Jong-un's regime "may be the only option left".
OPlan 5027 includes first strike targets, troop deployments and military plans.