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News Japan to strengthen missile defense capabilities against North Korea: Abe In first policy speech since re-election, Japanese PM says Tokyo will put "further pressure" on DPRK Kosuke Takahashi November 17, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Kremlin.ru Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday pledged to strengthen the country's missile-defense capabilities against Pyongyang's nuclear and missile threats, in a speech to the Diet. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday pledged to strengthen the country's missile-defense capabilities against Pyongyang's nuclear and missile threats, in a speech to the Diet. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Kosuke Takahashi

Kosuke Takahashi is a Tokyo-based journalist. His work has appeared in the Asahi Shimbun, Bloomberg, Asia Times, Jane's Defence Weekly and The Diplomat, among other publications. You can follow him on Twitter.

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