Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio held bilateral talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Lithuania on Wednesday.

Kishida said: "Japan condemns North Korea for threatening the peace and stability of the international community as it fired an ICBM-class missile on Wednesday."

"It is necessary for South Korea and Japan to cooperate further and along with NATO to secure peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific," Yoon said.

Kishida also explained Japan's plan to release treated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the ocean.
The water will be diluted to reduce the level of radioactive tritium to one-seventh of the WHO guidelines for drinking water. The International Atomic Energy Agency says Japan's plan is consistent with international safety standards.

Yoon said he respects the IAEA's report on the plan and asked to see real-time information concerning the release process.