Japan PM Abe: Aim to increase missile defence capabilities - RTRS

Livesquawk reports comments from the Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, citing that he aims to increase missile defence capabilities, in the wake of North Korea’s nuclear threat.

Separately, South Korea’s Blue House reported, via Reuters, that Japan’s PM Abe and S. Korea President Moon agree to apply strongest pressure on N. Korea until it decides to come to dialogue.