TOKYO, 05 Dhu-AlQa'dah,1437 AH, 08 August,2016 , SPA -- Japan ordered its military on Monday to be ready at any time to shoot down any North Korean missiles that threaten to strike Japan, putting its forces on a state of alert for at least three months, a defence ministry official and media said, Reuters reported. Up to now, Japan has issued temporary orders when it had indications of an imminent North Korean missile launch that it has canceled after a projectile had been launched. However, because some test firings are hard to detect, it has decided to put its military on standby for a longer period. The order will be reviewed after three months, state broadcaster NHK said. -- SPA 15:45 LOCAL TIME 12:45 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w