North Korea warns of more military steps over Japan’s rearmament
Pyongyang says it will not remain a passive onlooker as it accuses Tokyo of reviving the ambitions of a 'war criminal state'.
North Korea has warned of pursuing additional military options in response to Japan's expanding defense capabilities, accusing Tokyo of reviving the ambitions of a "war criminal state." Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, stated that Pyongyang would not remain a "passive onlooker" to Japan's accelerating transformation into a military power.
The statement comes in response to Japan's recent test-firing of a US-made Tomahawk long-range cruise missile and its participation in US-led military exercises in the Philippines, which North Korea views as a sign of Tokyo's military expansion.
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