Japan, U.S. vow cooperation on North Korea as nuclear talks snubbed

Japan and the United States on Friday confirmed their cooperation on North Korea as the reclusive state rebuffs calls to resume denuclearization negotiations, while Washington conveyed its continued readiness for dialogue with Pyongyang.In a meeting in Tokyo, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi stressed to visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun the need to strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance in an ever-changing security environment."It is crucial that Japan and the United States work together to maintain and bolster a free and open Indo-Pacific region," Motegi said.Biegun, who…READ FULL ARTICLE