Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe have vowed to increase pressure on North Koreaafter the regime launched a missile over Japan on Tuesday morning. The Japanese prime minister denounced the launch as an “unprecedented and grave threat” to the country’s security. In a 40-minute phone call with Trump, they agreed to call for an emergency meeting of the UN security council to discuss the situation. Trump said the US was “100% with Japan” and repeated his strong commitment to the defence of Japan, Abe said shortly after the call.
