North Korea vows to teach ‘war criminal state’ Japan lesson over missile test
North Korea said it will pursue unspecified “additional military options” in response to Japan’s expanding defence capabilities, accusing Tokyo of reviving the ambitions of a “war criminal state”. Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said that Pyongyang would not remain a “passive onlooker” to what she described as Japan’s accelerating transformation into a military power,…
North Korea has vowed to take "additional military options" against Japan in response to the country's expanding defence capabilities, accusing Tokyo of reviving the ambitions of a "war criminal state". Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, stated that Pyongyang would not remain passive in the face of Japan's accelerating transformation into a military power, describing the country's capability for pre-emptive attack as a grave threat to global peace and security.
The statement comes as Japan continues to bolster its military presence, with plans to acquire about 400 Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles by 2028 and increase defence spending to 2% of its GDP by 2028.
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