North Korea condemns Japan’s white paper, calling it ‘re-invasion paper’
Pyongyang accuses Tokyo's defence policy of portraying North Korea as its greatest strategic threat to justify military buildup.
Pyongyang has vehemently condemned Japan's 2026 Defence White Paper, describing it as a "re-invasion paper." The document, according to a North Korean analyst, unjustifiably labels North Korea as the foremost strategic threat to justify Japan's aggressive arms accumulation. Since July, Pyongyang has been intensifying its criticism of Tokyo's defense policy, making at least seven strong statements.
Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of Kim Jong Un, recently warned that Pyongyang would take "additional military options" in reaction to Japan's transformation into a military superpower following Tokyo's recent test-firing of a US-made Tomahawk cruise missile. In the following day, North Korea retaliated by launching a short-range ballistic missile over the sea separating the two nations, possibly serving as a stern warning to Japan.
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