By Alex Rossi, Sky News Correspondent, in Tokyo
The Japanese government is continuing to hold emergency meetings with the country's military planners over fears of an imminent missile test from North Korea.
The latest military intelligence shows that the regime has moved medium-range missiles to its eastern seaboard.
It is believed leader Kim Jong-Un may order one to be launched on or around April 15 to celebrate the 101st anniversary of the birth of his grandfather and founder of North Korea Kim Il-Sung.
The Japanese have deployed Patriot missiles at key locations across the country as a precaution. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said Japan is ready to face down any threat.
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For people living and working in the shadow of the military hardware, the last few days have been unnerving.
At a clothes company across the road from one of the sites - the Defence Ministry - workers are preparing the summer collection for buyers from across the world.
One clothes designer, Akira Kinura, sums up how everyone is feeling - this is an anxious time.
She said: "We got a little bit tense when they brought out the Patriot missiles but we hope nothing happens and this is resolved peacefully."
In truth Japan is well used to angry language from Pyongyang, and this is not the first time Patriot missiles have been deployed as a defensive measure.
Meanwhile, in one of Tokyo's amusement arcades, gamers enjoy life-and-death battles in a world of digital make believe.
Arcade owner Patsuyuki Muchiki, who has been around video games his entire working life, believes the young North Korean leader is bluffing and that starting a war would be suicide.
"So Kim Jong is very childish. What he is doing is very unpredictable, but who would do such a thing when the consequences would mean the destruction of his own nation."
The Japanese are well used to North Korean bluster and they are hoping this time is no different.
The real fear is that the regime may misjudge or miscalculate, and start something that ends with catastrophic consequences, not just for Tokyo but for the whole region.
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