Senior officials of Japan, the United States and South Korea have held the first meeting in a new dialogue on economic security, discussing ways to boost trilateral cooperation on vital and emerging technologies, the White House says.
The leaders of Japan, the United States and South Korea are planning to meet in mid-November in response to rising tensions over North Korea, government sources say.
Senior diplomats of Japan, the United States and South Korea agree to strengthen deterrence in reining in the North Korean military threat, amid fears that Pyongyang could carry out its seventh nuclear test soon.
Senior diplomats from Japan, the United States and South Korea pledge to take "specific steps" if North Korea conducts a nuclear test, a Japanese Foreign Ministry official says, with fears growing about such a provocation.