TOKYO -- As North Korea shifts from threats to diplomacy, Japan is considering calling off a standing order to shoot down missiles and withdrawing some of the interceptors deployed in response to Pyongyang’s previous provocations.
The prospect of Pyongyang firing a missile has become remote after the historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12. Tokyo, however, still views the rogue state as a threat and will stick to its plans of building an Aegis Ashore anti-missile shield.
