Newly appointed Japan's chief cabinet secretary Katsunobu Kato, delivers a speech during a press conference at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Sept 16, 2020. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

TOKYO - The United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is extremely regrettable, Japan’s top government spokesman Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday.

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“The climate change issue isn’t something of a single country, it should be addressed by the entire international community,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato told reporters.

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“From that point of view, it’s extremely regrettable that the United States is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement now,” he said.