Taro Kono, Japan’s foreign minister, is questioned by reporters as he arrives at the prime minister's residence in Tokyo for a meeting after North Korea’s missile launch Saki Tsukada/Kyodo News/APNorth Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan early this morning in a calculated gesture of defiance after the latest round of sanctions imposed by the United Nations security council. The missile set off automatic loudspeaker warnings in Japan that urged residents to take shelter. Like the first such launch, on August 29, however, the missile passed far over the country and there were no reports of damage, nor any attempt to intercept it using Japan’s defence shield. Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, said Tokyo could “never tolerate . “If North Korea continues to walk down this path, it has no bright future,” he added.…

Source: The Times September 14, 2017 23:58 UTC