Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on August 3 picked a close confidante with staunchly nationalist views as the new defence minister, a move likely to raise concerns in China and South Korea. / AFP PHOTO /
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday condemned a ballistic missile launch by North Korea earlier in the day as a “reckless act”, Jiji Press reported.
“It is a grave threat to Japan’s security environment,” Abe told reporters, according to the news agency. “It is an unforgivable, reckless act.”
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