April 25, 2024
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Tokyo will “increase pressure firmly” against North Korea, pledges Shinzo Abe

Re-elected prime minister says he will use Diet majority to deal with DPRK missile program

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe said he will “increase pressure firmly” against North Korea with the political mandate that voters gave his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Sunday's general election.

Abe made the remark during a broadcast by Radio Nippon on Sunday night, with his ruling coalition already expected to win an overwhelming victory in the election.

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