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North Korea to fire a nuclear missile at Japan? Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has issued a stark warning to Tokyo over Japan’s expanding long-range strike capabilities.

Kim Yo Jong warned that if Japan makes what Pyongyang calls the “wrong choice,” it could face an “immediate, annihilating attack.” Her warning follows Japan’s test of a U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missile and continued development of longer-range weapons.

North Korea has condemned Japan’s military buildup and accused Tokyo of abandoning its postwar pacifist stance. Japan, meanwhile, says its expanding defense capabilities are intended to respond to growing threats from North Korea, China and Russia.

There has been no confirmed announcement of a North Korean nuclear missile launch against Japan. The nuclear angle remains a question amid Pyongyang’s increasingly aggressive rhetoric.

Watch the full report for the latest Kim Yo Jong warning, North Korea-Japan tensions, Japan’s Tomahawk missile test and the growing nuclear threat in East Asia.

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00:26North Korea is issuing
00:29a chilling warning to Japan.
00:31Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has threatened
00:37Japan over its rapidly expanding military capabilities.
00:42According to reports citing North Korean state media, Kim warned that if Tokyo makes
00:48what Pyongyang calls the wrong choice by continuing its military buildup, Japan could face an
00:55immediate annihilating attack.
00:57The warning comes after Japan has accelerated efforts to strengthen its long-range strike
01:04capabilities.
01:06North Korea has specifically condemned Japan's recent test of a U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missile
01:13from the Aegis destroyer Chokai.
01:16Pyongyang has also pointed to Japan's deployment of longer-range Type 12 missiles, high-speed
01:23weapons and other systems designed to expand Tokyo's ability to strike targets at greater
01:29distances.
01:31Kim Yo-jong has accused Japan of abandoning its post-World War II pacifist posture and transforming
01:38itself into what she calls a war state.
01:41She has also blamed the United States for helping Japan develop these capabilities, arguing that
01:48Washington's military support is increasing the threat to North Korea and the wider region.
01:55Kim warned that North Korea would not remain a passive observer.
01:59She previously said Pyongyang would develop additional military options and make Japan regret what
02:07she described as its dangerous ambitions.
02:10The latest warning comes amid rising tensions between North Korea, Japan, South Korea, and the United States.
02:19North Korea has repeatedly condemned closer U.S.-Japan.-South Korea security cooperation, while Tokyo
02:27says its military buildup is a defensive response to threats from North Korea, China, and Russia.
02:34Kim Yo-jong also addressed other major issues in her latest statement, including U.S.-South Korea
02:41military exercises, South Korea's nuclear submarine ambitions, Ukraine's claims about North Korean
02:49troops in Russia, and Pyongyang's growing relationship with Moscow.
02:54But the warning to Japan stands out.
02:57There has been no confirmed announcement of a specific North Korean attack or military operation
03:03against Japan.
03:05Instead, the language represents a sharp escalation in Pyongyang's threats as Japan expands its
03:12ability to conduct long-range strikes.
03:15The key question now is whether these threats remain rhetoric, or whether North Korea responds
03:22with new military moves of its own.
03:25For Japan, the warning comes as its defense strategy undergoes one of its biggest transformations
03:31in decades.
03:33And for the wider Asia-Pacific region, the confrontation between North Korea and Japan could add another
03:40dangerous flashpoint to an already tense security environment.
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