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North Korea warns of more military steps over Japan’s rearmament

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said that Pyongyang would not remain a "passive onlooker."

North Korea warns of more military steps over Japan’s rearmament

North Korea has threatened to take unspecified additional military actions against Japan in response to the country's growing defense capabilities. Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, stated that Pyongyang would not remain a passive observer to Japan's accelerating transformation into a military power. Kim accused Tokyo of reviving the ambitions of a "war criminal state" due to its acquisition of long-range strike capabilities.

She emphasized that Japan's potential for preemptive attack poses a grave threat to global peace and security.

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