Japan, U.S., South Korea agree to counter Pyongyang's security threats

Japan, the United States, and South Korea have agreed to continue cooperation in addressing global security challenges and threats imposed by North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Thursday.During the trilateral security talks over the phone, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and his U.S. and South Korean counterparts Lloyd Austin and Suh Wook emphasized that recent ballistic missile launches by Pyongyang are destabilizing to regional security and a clear violation of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions.It was the first meeting among defens…READ FULL ARTICLE