Japan's military effort is aided by South Korea's aggressive reaction to North Korea

Japan’s military effort is aided by South Korea’s aggressive reaction to North Korea.

Japan’s military effort is aided by South Korea’s aggressive reaction to North Korea.

Analysts think that South Korea’s stronger approach toward the North under its new conservative president would be welcomed by Tokyo, seeking to strengthen its military capabilities in escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula and throughout the region.

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In response to a volley of short-range ballistic missiles launched by North Korea on Sunday, South Korea and the US fired missiles and performed a coordinated display of air power this week.

Meanwhile, South Korea and the US claimed they fired eight surface-to-surface missiles early Monday near South Korea’s east coast in response to North Korea’s launch of a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday.