Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe said his country will join the United States in taking concrete action against North Korea, following their latest ballistic missile test.
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The latest test involved a short-range Scud which flew about 450km before landing in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) between the Korean Peninsula and Japan on Monday, according to the U.S. Pacific Command. This is the third test in as many weeks, and the 12th this year.
“We will never tolerate North Korea’s continued provocations that ignore repeated warnings by the international community,” Abe told reporters.