Japan Warns Regional Tension ‘Growing Increasingly Severe’ After North Korean Missile Test

North Korea conducted another missile test on Sunday, prompting Japan to warn that the regional security situation is “growing increasingly severe.”

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told reporters that North Korea test-fired two ballistic missiles and went on to warn about the increasing instability in the region. "Last year, there were four instances and at least five missiles, so the number of instances has doubled, and the number of missiles has increased to at least three times as many," Koizumi said. . .