North Korea fires ballistic missile towards Japan as region boosts military

A short-range ballistic missile was fired over the Sea of Japan, according to Japan and South Korea's militaries, a day after Pyongyang criticised Japan's military build-up in the region.

North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, resuming weapons tests days before its rivals the U.S. and South Korea begin annual military drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal.

North Korea has launched a short-range ballistic missile into the sea, resuming weapons tests just days before the US and South Korea kick off their annual joint military exercises

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile, South Korea says  Reuters

North Korea has repeatedly declared itself an "irreversible" nuclear state since leader Kim Jong- un's 2019 summit with US President Donald Trump collapsed over the scope of denuclearisation and sanctions relief.

North Korea Conducts Ballistic Missile Test Days Before U.S. And South Korea Begin Drills  HuffPost

North Korea fired at least one short-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said.

South Korea says North Korea has launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea

North Korea conducts ballistic missile test days before US and South Korea begin drills  AP News

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Thursday.The Japan Coast Guard urged ships to mon

North Korea launches a short-range ballistic missile toward sea, South Korea says  Toronto Star

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile off its east coast Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after Pyongyang warned of fresh military steps over Japan’s expanding defense capabilities.

North Korea fired unidentified projectiles into the East Sea on Thursday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The military did not immediately disclose details such as the type, number or flight range of the projectiles. If confirmed to be ballistic missiles, Thursday’s launch would mark North Korea’s 10t

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un yesterday accused Japan of “transformation into a war state” as Tokyo beefs up its military stance in the Pacific.Japan has been moving away from its post-World War II pacifist status — increasing military spending, ramping up defense pacts and fielding missile launchers on

North Korea deploying ballistic missile unit to Russia to wage attacks on Ukraine, intelligence says  The Kyiv Independent

The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader said Japan’s preemptive attack capability is entering the “stage of the actual act.”

Tokyo is moving ‘to formulate the possession of the capability for preemptive attack’, Kim Yo Jong says

North Korea has already sent troops to fight on the frontlines in Ukraine.

Reuters —  Japan’s government is portraying its accelerating military buildup not only as ​a way to protect the country but as a route to greater prosperity, arguing in ‌its latest defense white paper that arms production can support economic growth. The annual assessment of threats posed by neighboring China, Russia a

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused Japan of moving beyond a defensive posture.

Pyongyang's "leadership will set up additional military options which are obviously due to Japan's transformation", says the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said that Pyongyang would not remain a "passive onlooker."

North Korea said it will pursue unspecified “additional military options” in response to Japan’s expanding defence capabilities, accusing Tokyo of reviving the ambitions of a “war criminal state”. Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said that Pyongyang would not remain a “passive onlooker” to wh

Tensions are rising in the Pacific region as distrust among key players sees one country undertake a drastic push to rearm.

Japan outlines its military build-up plan, citing threats from China, Russia and North Korea  CNN