Biden consults Japan PM Kishida after N. Korea missile test

By AAMER MADHANI
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida  to discuss their next steps after North Korea conducted its longest ever test launch by firing nuclear-capable ballistic missile over Japan. The White House said the leaders condemned North Korea’s missile test “in the strongest terms, recognizing the launch as a danger to the Japanese people, destabilizing to the region, and a clear violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.” The White House said the leaders agreed to coordinate immediate and longer-term responses to North Korea’s action bilaterally, as well as with South Korea, and with the international community.