Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday held talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) test-fired what was believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) off its east coast.

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) listens to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speak at the Quad meeting of foreign ministers in Melbourne on February 11, 2022. (Photo: AFP)