NHK reports.
“While the international community is focused on responding to Russian aggression against Ukraine, we should not mislead North Korea that a window of opportunity has opened for it to further develop nuclear weapons and missiles,” Kishida said.
He also stressed that Japan will not allow the forceful change of the status quo.
Earlier, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi expressed concern about the possible threat of a repeat of the events in Ukraine in the Indo-Pacific region.