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Japan calls N.Korea’s missile launch ‘unacceptable’

Tokyo may hesitate to sanction third parties, which would create conflict with China

The Japanese government condemned North Korea’s missile launch Sunday morning and called for neighboring countries to coordinate for international peace.

Japan’s Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters on Sunday that North Korea’s rocket launch is “unacceptable” in that the provocation threatens Japan’s and international society’s peace and security.

The statement from the cabinet also points out that North Korea violated UN Security Council Resolution 2094, Japan and North Korea’s joint declaration from their 2002 summit and the original intent of the Six-Party Talks.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also ordered that his government cooperate with the U.S., South Korea, China and