In connection with North Korea's General Secretary Kim Jong-un's earlier statement that he would "strengthen both quality and quantity of nuclear weapons," Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno refused to develop nuclear weapons and missiles by North Korea. It was unacceptable, and I reiterated the idea of ​​working closely with Japan, the United States, and Japan, the United States, and South Korea.

When North Korea held a military parade on the 25th to coincide with the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army, General Secretary Kim Jung-eun said, "We will strengthen our nuclear weapons in both quality and quantity so that we can demonstrate our nuclear combat capabilities. Should be. "



In connection with this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said at a press conference, "We are still analyzing the details, but Japan has always been seriously interested in gathering information on trends in North Korea, including nuclear and missile development. We are doing an analysis. "



On top of that, "North Korea's nuclear and missile development is absolutely unacceptable. We will continue to do our utmost to collect, analyze, and monitor the necessary information, and in Japan, the United States, Japan, the United States, and South Korea toward the complete denuclearization of North Korea. We will work closely together. "