North Korea quake possible 'nuclear test': Japan
A test would further North Korea's international isolation by prompting a push for new, tougher sanctions.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2016-01-06 03:10 GMT
Tokyo: The Japanese government said on Wednesday that an earthquake recorded in North Korea might have been caused by a nuclear test.
"Considering past cases, there is the possibility that this might be a nuclear test by North Korea," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, the government's top spokesman, said at a regular briefing, adding that Tokyo was analysing the situation.