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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