In response to the North Korean missile launch, the foreign ministers of the United States and Japan announced “Denuclearization and Peaceful Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula” as an emergency call, and the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs showed a gap in response to “response through consultations with the members of the UN Security Council.”
The U.S. State Department said, "Secretary Blincoln emphasized in a phone call with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi that 'the United States' commitment to Japan's defense is ironclad'. We also discussed cooperation,” he said in a press release on the 5th.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea said on the 6th, "We expressed concern about the launch at an emergency meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) the day before."
“The launch of a ballistic missile is a violation of a Security Council resolution,” a foreign ministry official said.
Japan's Foreign Ministry said on the 5th that the ministers of the two countries "reaffirmed that they are working towards the strengthening of the US-Japan alliance and the realization of a 'free and open Indo-Pacific'."・It coincided with the close cooperation between the United States and the United States.”
Regarding the North Korean issue, Japan's Foreign Ministry said that Foreign Minister Hayashi said in a telephone conversation with Blincoln "The nuclear and missile activities by North Korea, including yesterday's missile launch, threaten the peace and stability of Japan, the region and the international community."
On the 6th, the Ministry of Unification said, "We will make a comprehensive judgment based on the reported position and actions of North Korea, and the evaluation of the relevant departments and the international community," an official said to the media.
The joint declaration of the Korea-US summit said, "The United States has appreciated the international role of South Korea in promoting non-proliferation efforts." It emphasized the will of both sides to go out. We urged the international community, including North Korea, to fully implement UN Security Council-related resolutions,” he said in May last year.