Japan wants missiles with enough range to strike North Korea: sourcesTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is preparing to acquire precision air-launched missiles that for the first time would give it the capability to strike North Korean missile sites, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.  Japan plans to put money aside in its next defense budget starting April to study whether its F-15 fighters could launch longer-range missiles including Lockheed Martin Corp s  extended-range Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM-ER), which can hit targets 1,000 km (620 miles) away, said one the sources with knowledge of the plan.  There is a global trend for using longer range missiles and it is only natural that Japan would want to consider them,  he said. The sources asked to remain anonymous as they were not authorized to talk to media. Japan is also interested in buying the 500 km-range Joint Strike Missile designed by Norway s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to be carried by the F-35 stealth fighter, Fuji Television reported earlier. Neither of those two items are included in a 5.26 trillion yen ($46.76 billion) budget request already submitted by Japan s Ministry of Defence, however additional funds would be made available to evaluate the purchase of these missiles, the sources said.  The change suggests that the growing threat posed by North Korean ballistic missiles has given proponents of a strike capability the upper hand in military planning. Restrictions on strike weapons imposed by its war-renouncing constitution means Japan s missile force is composed of anti-aircraft and anti-ship munitions with ranges of less than 300 kms (186 miles).  Any decision to buy longer range weapons capable of striking North Korea or even the Chinese mainland would therefore be controversial, but proponents argue that the strike weapons can play a defensive role.   We are not currently looking at funding for this,   Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said on Tuesday at a regular press briefing.  We rely on the United States to strike enemy bases and are not looking at making any changes to how we share our roles,  he added. Before he took up his post in August, Onodera led a group of ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers that recommended Japan acquire strike weapons to deter Pyongyang from launching any attack on Japan. North Korea has since fired ballistic missiles over Japan and last week tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that climbed to an altitude of more than 4,000 km before splashing into the Sea of Japan within Japan s exclusive economic zone.   worldnews
japan wants missiles enough range strike north korea sourcestokyo reuters japan preparing acquire precision missiles first time would give capability strike north korean missile sites two sources direct knowledge matter said japan plans put money aside next defense budget starting april study whether fighters could launch missiles including locked martin corp joint standoff missile hit targets km miles away said one sources knowledge plan there global trend using longer range missiles natural japan would want consider said the sources asked remain anonymous authorized talk media japan also interested buying joint strike missile designed norway kongsberg defence aerospace carried stealth fighter fiji television reported earlier neither two items included trillion yen billion budget request already submitted japan ministry defence however additional funds would made available evaluate purchase missiles sources said the change suggests growing threat posed north korean ballistic missiles given proponents strike capability upper hand military planning restrictions strike weapons imposed constitution means japan missile force composed munitions ranges less kms miles any decision buy longer range weapons capable striking north korea even chinese mainland would therefore controversial proponents argue strike weapons play defensive role we currently looking funding japanese defense minister itsunori nodea said tuesday regular press briefing we rely united states strike enemy bases looking making changes share roles added before took post august nodea led group ruling liberal democratic party lawmakers recommended japan acquire strike weapons deter pyongyang launching attack japan north korea since fired ballistic missiles japan last week tested new type intercontinental ballistic missile climbed altitude km slashing sea japan within japan exclusive economic zone worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Japan wants missiles with enough range to strike North Korea: sourcesTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is preparing to acquire precision air-launched missiles that for the first time would give it the capability to strike North Korean missile sites, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.  Japan plans to put money aside in its next defense budget starting April to study whether its F-15 fighters could launch longer-range missiles including Lockheed Martin Corp s  extended-range Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM-ER), which can hit targets 1,000 km (620 miles) away, said one the sources with knowledge of the plan.  There is a global trend for using longer range missiles and it is only natural that Japan would want to consider them,  he said. The sources asked to remain anonymous as they were not authorized to talk to media. Japan is also interested in buying the 500 km-range Joint Strike Missile designed by Norway s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to be carried by the F-35 stealth fighter, Fuji Television reported earlier. Neither of those two items are included in a 5.26 trillion yen ($46.76 billion) budget request already submitted by Japan s Ministry of Defence, however additional funds would be made available to evaluate the purchase of these missiles, the sources said.  The change suggests that the growing threat posed by North Korean ballistic missiles has given proponents of a strike capability the upper hand in military planning. Restrictions on strike weapons imposed by its war-renouncing constitution means Japan s missile force is composed of anti-aircraft and anti-ship munitions with ranges of less than 300 kms (186 miles).  Any decision to buy longer range weapons capable of striking North Korea or even the Chinese mainland would therefore be controversial, but proponents argue that the strike weapons can play a defensive role.   We are not currently looking at funding for this,   Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said on Tuesday at a regular press briefing.  We rely on the United States to strike enemy bases and are not looking at making any changes to how we share our roles,  he added. Before he took up his post in August, Onodera led a group of ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers that recommended Japan acquire strike weapons to deter Pyongyang from launching any attack on Japan. North Korea has since fired ballistic missiles over Japan and last week tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that climbed to an altitude of more than 4,000 km before splashing into the Sea of Japan within Japan s exclusive economic zone.   worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: japan wants missiles enough range strike north korea sourcestokyo reuters japan preparing acquire precision missiles first time would give capability strike north korean missile sites two sources direct knowledge matter said japan plans put money aside next defense budget starting april study whether fighters could launch missiles including locked martin corp joint standoff missile hit targets km miles away said one sources knowledge plan there global trend using longer range missiles natural japan would want consider said the sources asked remain anonymous authorized talk media japan also interested buying joint strike missile designed norway kongsberg defence aerospace carried stealth fighter fiji television reported earlier neither two items included trillion yen billion budget request already submitted japan ministry defence however additional funds would made available evaluate purchase missiles sources said the change suggests growing threat posed north korean ballistic missiles given proponents strike capability upper hand military planning restrictions strike weapons imposed constitution means japan missile force composed munitions ranges less kms miles any decision buy longer range weapons capable striking north korea even chinese mainland would therefore controversial proponents argue strike weapons play defensive role we currently looking funding japanese defense minister itsunori nodea said tuesday regular press briefing we rely united states strike enemy bases looking making changes share roles added before took post august nodea led group ruling liberal democratic party lawmakers recommended japan acquire strike weapons deter pyongyang launching attack japan north korea since fired ballistic missiles japan last week tested new type intercontinental ballistic missile climbed altitude km slashing sea japan within japan exclusive economic zone worldnews