Seoul – South Korea's tougher stance towards the North under its new conservative president will be welcomed by Tokyo, as Japan seeks to boost its military capabilities amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula and more broadly in the region, analysts say.
This week, South Korea and the United States fired missiles and staged a joint show of air strength in response to a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles launched by North Korea on Sunday.
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