China's Foreign Ministry on April 10 expressed concern after Japan and Taiwan signed a fishing agreement for the seas around the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, Reuters reported.

North Korea carried out the cyberattacks in March that shut down computers and servers at South Korean broadcasters and banks in March, South Korean officials said April 10, AP reported.

North Korea says it will fire missiles into the Pacific Ocean on April 10 and that these missiles will pass Japan, Sankei Shimbun reported April 9.

Japan has deployed Patriot missiles to protect Tokyo in response to moves by North Korea, officials said, Al Jazeera reported April 9.