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Japan says North Korea poses a "grave and urgent" threat
Japan’s prime minister has said North Korea’s nuclear test is “absolutely unacceptable” and said its nuclear and missile programmes now pose a “more grave and urgent” threat to his country.
“The fact that North Korea forced through a nuclear test this time is absolutely unacceptable to our country,” prime minister Shinzo Abe said in a statement.
The statement continued:
North Korea’s nuclear and missile development programme is a threat that is more grave and urgent to the safety of our country and has entered a new stage.
It is significantly hurting regional and international peace and stability. Our country lodge a strict protest against North Korea and condemns it in the strongest words.