TOKYO (Reuters) -&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;extended its&nbsp;alert&nbsp;on ballistic&nbsp;missile&nbsp;defences on Sunday despite the expiration of&nbsp;North&nbsp;Korea's&nbsp;deadline&nbsp;for launching a satellite had passed.
Japan&nbsp;put its ballistic&nbsp;missile&nbsp;defences on&nbsp;alert&nbsp;last month and vowed to shoot down any projectile it deemed to threaten its territory,&nbsp;after&nbsp;North&nbsp;Korea&nbsp;notified&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;it planned to launch a satellite between May 31 and midnight on Saturday night.
"Japan&nbsp;will keep its order regarding the ballistic&nbsp;missile&nbsp;defences for the time being," the Ministry of Defense said in a brief statement that did not provide a reason.
North&nbsp;Korea&nbsp;last month informed the International Maritime Organization of the schedule of its planned satellite launch.
North&nbsp;Korean launched a satellite on May 31 that ended in failure, sending the booster and payload plunging into the sea, according to&nbsp;North&nbsp;Korean state media.
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(Reporting by Junko Fujita in Tokyo; Editing by William Mallard)

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