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

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)