The Asahi Shimbun:

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed to shore up their respective nations’ deterrence and response capabilities when they spoke after North Korea’s most recent missile launch.

Kishida and Biden talked on the phone for about 25 minutes on the evening of Oct. 4 to discuss the missile that soared over Japan earlier that morning. 

Kishida told reporters after the call that he had shared his concerns with Biden and “strongly condemned” North Korea’s “reckless” action.

He said the missile’s trajectory was an “obvious and serious challenge to the peace and stability of our country, our region and the international community.”

The two leaders agreed to enhance the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty’s capabilities to deter or respond to attacks and said they will speed up their efforts to deal with North Korea.

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