Sep 05 (NHK) - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he plans one-on-one meetings with world leaders to seek cooperation in pressuring North Korea, which went ahead with its 6th nuclear test on Sunday.
Abe was speaking at a liaison meeting between the government and the ruling parties on Monday.
He called North Korea's test totally unacceptable. He said it's up to the cooperation and unity of the international community as to whether it can stop the North's reckless acts that are threatening world peace.
Abe said he will be holding separate talks with world leaders on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly meeting later this month and will press the North to abandon its nuclear and missile development programs.
Abe also said the government is thinking about introducing a land type guided-missile defense system, known as Aegis Ashore, to drastically upgrade the country's current missile defense capabilities.