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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a flurry of missile tests in recent weeks. (Photo by KCNA via Kyodo)

NAOYA YOSHINO, Nikkei political editor

October 13, 2022 05:55 JST

TOKYO -- North Korea has been steadily notching new annual records with its recent spate of missile tests -- 22 so far this year.

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