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Japan, US, S Korea reaffirm joint response to N Korea threat

South Korea Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn speaks during a trilateral meeting on North Korea at the Foreign Ministry Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim speaks during a trilateral meeting with South Korea Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn and Japan Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Takehiro Funakoshi on North Korea at the Foreign Ministry Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Takehiro Funakoshi, speaks during trilateral meeting on North Korea with U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim, South Korea Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim, far left, South Korea Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn, far right, and Japan Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Takehiro Funakoshi, center, attend the trilateral meeting on North Korea at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim, center, Japan Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Takehiro Funakoshi, left, and South Korea Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn, right, walk to their seats to attend trilateral meeting on North Korea at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Takehiro Funakoshi, left, escorts U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim, center, and South Korea Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn pose for media prior to their trilateral meeting on North Korea at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim, left, Japan Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Takehiro Funakoshi, center, and South Korea Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn pose for photographers prior to hold trilateral meeting on North Korea at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim, left, Japan Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Takehiro Funakoshi, center, and South Korea Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn pose for media prior to their trilateral meeting on North Korea at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan, US, S Korea reaffirm joint response to N Korea threat