Japan, South Korea agree to seek stronger U.N. resolution against North Korea

FILE PHOTO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters about North Korea's missile launch in Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on August 29, 2017. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed on Wednesday to seek stronger United Nations resolutions against North Korea following Pyongyang's missile launch a day earlier, a Japanese official said.

The U.N. Security Council earlier condemned North Korea's firing of a ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday as an "outrageous" threat, calling on Pyongyang to reduce tensions and on all states to implement its sanctions on the regime.