Japan, U.S. top diplomats condemn North Korean ballistic missile launch

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch, while reaffirming the importance of their trilateral cooperation with South Korea.At their meeting in Tokyo, Iwaya and Blinken also agreed the two governments will continue to work closely together to maintain and reinforce their bilateral collaboration, Japan's Foreign Ministry said, ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20.Expressing his gratitude to Blinken for his contribution to strengthening bilatera…READ FULL ARTICLE