U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has expressed frustration over the repeated provocations by the North. 

In his three-line statement issued after the ballistic missile launch on Wednesday, the U.S. top diplomat said the U.S. has spoken enough about North Korea and has no further comment. 

In Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the North’s missile launch will not be tolerated, calling it a violation of UN Security Council resolutions.
 
Abe convened a meeting of the National Security Council and ordered related agencies to collect intelligence on North Korean missiles and to confirm the safety of Japanese aircraft and ships.
 
While actively covering the North Korean missile launch, Chinese media said that the move is apparently aimed at protesting the combined military exercises that South Korea and the U.S. are conducting.

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