Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The meeting in Tokyo was partially aimed at rebuilding security ties between the often-estranged U.S. allies in the face of North Korean nuclear threats. North Korea has long portrayed U.S.-South Korean military drills as rehearsals for an invasion, although the allies describe those exercises as defensive. “South Korea and Japan need to work closely together and in solidarity to wisely counter the threat.”___Find more AP Asia-Pacific coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/asia-pacific

Source: The North Africa Journal March 17, 2023 15:16 UTC