Biden Consults Japan Prime Minister Kishida After North Korea Missile Test

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a reception to celebrate the Jewish new year in the East Room of the White House on Sept. 30, 2022. Susan Walsh/AP Photo

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Tuesday spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss their next steps after North Korea conducted its longest ever test launch by firing a nuclear-capable ballistic missile over Japan.

The White House in a statement said the leaders condemned North Korea’s missile test in the “strongest terms, recognizing the launch as a danger to the Japanese people, destabilizing to the region, and a clear violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.”