Stronger international cooperation needed to halt North Korea's recklessness

Japan must improve public safety in face of repeated missile launches

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Upcoming international meetings will give Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida an opportunity to bolster support against a reckless North Korea. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

On April 13, North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan. According to Japan's Defense Ministry, the North possibly fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, and there were initial fears that it might fall on Japan.

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