North Korea's missile test over Japan prompts condemnation

North Korea's first missile test over Japan in five years has elicited a flurry of condemnations and joint military drills between the U.S. and allies Japan and South Korea, but the harsh rhetoric and muscle-flexing appear to deter Pyongyang from continuing to refine its missile and nuclear arsenal.

In a 25 minute phone call late Tuesday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden called the North slaunching of an apparent intermediate-range ballistic missile IRBM a serious and imminent threat to Japan s security and a clear and grave challenge to the international community, according to the Japanese government.

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