Japan sees no impact from Tillerson exit on North Korea policy

The Japanese government on Wednesday ruled out any negative impact from the dismissal of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on its cooperation with Washington in dealing with North Korea."The Japanese and the U.S. governments have closely communicated with each other through various channels, including between Prime Minister (Shinzo) Abe and President (Donald) Trump. In that sense, we do not anticipate any negative impact," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said in a press conference.The top government spokesman also underlined that Tokyo, Washington and Seoul will maintain their po…READ FULL ARTICLE