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North Korea Denounces Japan White Paper for Labeling It an ‘Imminent Threat’
JAPAN, JUL 18 – Japan plans to boost defense spending and develop long-range missiles while strengthening military ties with the U.S. amid threats from North Korea and China, raising regional security concerns.
- On July 15, 2025, the Japanese government approved the defense White Paper, showing Japan's aim to become a major military power.
- Amid US calls for burden sharing, Japan entered a multi-year defense spending increase, adding military ties with Washington and regional allies to respond to threats like a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
- In 2025, Tokyo raised its defense budget to a record high, with Washington reports indicating it is purchasing $3.7 billion of missiles and considering deploying 400 Tomahawk and Type 12 missiles, demonstrating significant capability expansion.
- North Korea's Institute for Japan Studies called it `a war scenario for realizing its ambition for reinvasion`, also labeling the white paper as `a war scenario`.
- Despite long branding as a `peace state`, Japan is now developing offensive capabilities, including domestically produced long-range missiles, Korean Central News Agency reported.
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A North Korean diplomat accused Japan of threatening regional peace trying to become a "military giant", a reference to its White Paper on defence, informs the North Korean state agency on Friday.
North Korea denounces Japan white paper for labeling it an ‘imminent threat’
North Korea slammed Japan’s new Defense White Paper on Friday for labeling the DPRK an “imminent threat,” calling the annual report “shameless sophism” that Tokyo is using to justify its ongoing militarization. In a statement released via the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the DPRK’s foreign ministry accused Japan of being “obsessed” with the idea […]
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NKorea says Japan seeking to be a 'military giant'
SEOUL, South Korea — A new Japanese defense policy white paper showed the country was seeking to be a major military power, North Korean state media reported a foreign ministry official as saying Friday, who justified Pyongyang's nuclear program on that basis.
Tokyo is "escalating the regional situation" in order to "justify the dangerous measures" it is taking, says North Korean official
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