North Korea weapons program: Japan watching from afarKanako Mita and Lee Jay WalkerModern Tokyo TimesThe Korean Peninsula is witnessing an upsurge in new sophisticated weapons. Hence, North Korea and South Korea – despite tensions not being heightened in recent times – are focused on strengthening their respective military capabilities. America will continue to be an essential ally of Japan and South Korea for the foreseeable future. However, it is clear that South Korea is focusing more on itself and refraining from America’s anti-China containment policies. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nkorea-launches-possible-ballistic-missile-japan-says-2022-01-10/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59958664https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/11/north-korea-has-fired-possible-ballistic-missile-says-japanPLEASE DONATE TO HELP MODERN TOKYO TIMESModern Tokyo News is part of the Modern Tokyo Times groupDONATIONS to SUPPORT MODERN TOKYO TIMES – please pay PayPal and DONATE to sawakoart@gmail.comhttp://moderntokyotimes.com Modern Tokyo Times – International News and Japan Newshttp://sawakoart.com – Sawako Utsumi personal website and Modern Tokyo Times artisthttps://moderntokyonews.com Modern Tokyo News – Tokyo News and International NewsPLEASE JOIN ON TWITTERhttps://twitter.com/MTT_News Modern Tokyo TimesPLEASE JOIN ON FACEBOOKhttp://facebook.com/moderntokyotimes

Source: The Guardian January 13, 2022 05:58 UTC