Yoshihide Suga
N. Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan far out into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, deepening tension after Pyongyang's recent test of powerful nuclear bomb.
Japan denounced North Korea's latest launch of intermediate-range ballistic missile that flew over Japan before landing in the northern Pacific Ocean.
Japan wants to consider various responses to North Korea's latest missile launch in cooperation with the United States, South Korea, China and Russia.
Japan will impose additional sanctions against North Korea following the reclusive country's repeated missile launches and unresolved abduction issue.
Itsunori Onodera said Thursday that Japan would be legally allowed to intercept any North Korean missile targeting the US island of Guam.
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