Commenting on the proposed compulsory English education at elementary shools, outspoken Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara denounced the government policy as nonsense.
China, a traditionally ally of Pyongyang, even chimed in to denounce the test. chim in → （議論等に）調子を合わせて加わる意味です。チャイムで鐘を鳴らすが原義。
The U.N. Security Council is discussing ways to punish Pyongyang for Monday's test widely denounced as a major threat to regional stability and which brings the reclusive North closer to having a reliable nuclear bomb.
