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North Korea vows to teach ‘war criminal state’ Japan lesson over missile test
South China Morning Post • • world
Key Points:
- North Korea, through Kim Jong-un’s sister Kim Yo-jong, condemned Japan’s military expansion, labeling Tokyo a “war criminal state” and accusing it of threatening global peace with its pre-emptive strike capabilities.
- Kim Yo-jong warned that North Korea would not remain passive and threatened to make Japan regret its military ambitions, citing Japan’s recent test-firing of a US Tomahawk missile and participation in US-led exercises as provocations.
- The statement serves as Pyongyang’s justification for continuing its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile development, framing the US-Japan-South Korea security cooperation as preparation for an invasion.
- North Korea’s remarks mark its strongest denunciation yet of Japan’s biggest military build-up since World War II, escalating regional tensions in East Asia.
