Japan FM Hayashi: We Will Cooperate w/US, SK On Response To NK ICBM Launch

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasi Hayashi has stated that Japan plans to cooperate with the United States and South Korea on potential responsesto North Korea's earlier launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan. Says responses could include sanctions.

• Hayashi: North Korea's latest missile launch represents 'grave and imminent threat to Japan's security'.
• North Korea's first ICBM test for five years comes as South Korea awaits the inauguration of new conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol. FT reports that "[Yoon's] transition team said Seoul was considering reviving a high-level US-South Korean military working group “based on recent military trends in North Korea”.