15 September 2016

News Story: Japan's parliament committees pass resolutions to condemn DPRK nuke test

TOKYO, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Japan's parliament condemned the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for conducting its fifth nuclear test in separate resolutions adopted Wednesday by two of its committees.

According to a resolution adopted by the House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee, the DPRK's nuclear test was a "reckless" act. The resolution said the act not only seriously challenged the international nuclear non-proliferation regime but also posed direct threat to Japan's national security.

The Japanese government will seek to strengthen pressure over the DPRK through unilateral measures as well as through the U.N. Security Council's responses, said the resolution.

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