Japan talks with U.S. and China in response to latest N. Korea provocation

미일 외무장관 '北미사일' 통화…'대북 압력강화' Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned North Korea's latest provocation. Tokyo has since been in contact with the U.S., and has been on the same page: ensuring China further pressure the regime. Kwon Jang-Ho shares with us the response. The U.S. and Japan have agreed to find ways to apply more pressure on North Korea, in light of Monday morning's missile test. Japan's Kyodo News reported that U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, spoke with Tokyo's foreign minister, Fumio Kishida, over the phone on Monday, to discuss Pyongyang's latest provocation. The two also agreed that they will push China to act further in reining in the regime. This sentiment was echoed at a press briefing by the Chief Cabinet Secretary earlier in the day. AP 4098752 "It is necessary to apply pressure. As agreed at the US-Japan meeting held at the G7 summit, it is not the time for dialogue for dialogue's sake, while China's role is also important." That role is expected to come up when Japanese officials meet with Chinese State Councilor and senior diplomat, Yang Jiechi, later on Monday. Yang is on a scheduled trip to Tokyo, where the main topic of discussion was already set to be North Korea, but this latest provocation is set to add further urgency to the meeting. Kenji Kanasugi, Japan's representative for the six-party talks, is also said to have made a call to his U.S. counterpart, Joseph Yun. They agreed that North Korea's actions cannot be tolerated, and that they need to work closely with the UN and South Korea to form a strong response. Kwon Jang-Ho, Arirang News. Visit ‘Arirang News’ Official Pages Facebook(NEWS):   / newsarirang   Homepage: http://www.arirang.com Facebook:   / arirangtv   Twitter:   / arirangworld   Instagram:   / arirangworld