Japan's Abe: N. Korea, China pose 'harsh reality' Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Defence Minister Tomomi Inada review an honour guard at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo. Japan faces a harsh reality posed by North Korea and other countries, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, days after Pyongyang's fifth and most powerful nuclear test to date, stressing the importance of deterrence power. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES