TOKYO—Japan could be at risk from North Korean missiles carrying sarin nerve gas, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, raising the prospect of a similar scenario to the recent attack in Syria that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to respond with a military strike. Mr. Abe’s remarks were made to highlight Japan’s vulnerability to North Korean attack rather than to reveal new intelligence, a spokesman said. But they come as a reminder that as tensions build again between the U.S. and North Korea over Pyongyang’s nuclear...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 13, 2017 09:31 UTC