{"id":1961,"date":"2026-08-05T04:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T04:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1961"},"modified":"2026-08-05T04:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T04:00:07","slug":"north-koreas-kim-yo-jong-issues-military-threat-over-japan-missile-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1961","title":{"rendered":"North Korea\u2019s Kim Yo Jong issues military threat over Japan missile test"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (2 mins)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div 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class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span>Reuters<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 5 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">5 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has warned that Pyongyang would adopt \u201cadditional military options\u201d after Japan test-fired a United States-made Tomahawk cruise missile.<\/p>\n<p>Kim accused the <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/4\/24\/japan-builds-up-its-southern-shield-as-faith-in-us-security-cover-falters\">Japanese military<\/a> of moving away from a defensive posture and transforming into a military power capable of preemptive attacks, in a statement carried by state media KCNA on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/7\/11\/sealed-in-blood-where-does-the-china-north-korea-alliance-stand-today\">\u2018Sealed in blood\u2019: Where does the China-North Korea alliance stand today?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 2 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/7\/13\/what-is-japans-new-intelligence-agency-and-why-is-tokyo-building-it\">What is Japan\u2019s new intelligence agency, and why is Tokyo building it?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 3 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/7\/16\/senior-chinese-delegation-visits-north-korea-for-talks\">Senior Chinese delegation visits North Korea for talks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Citing Japan\u2019s recent Tomahawk test from the Aegis destroyer Chokai in the Pacific Ocean, as well as test-firings of other missiles and Japan\u2019s participation in a US-led joint military drill in the Philippines in May, Kim said that North Korea would respond in ways that made Japan feel that its security has been exposed to greater danger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should make it regret,\u201d she said in some of her strongest rhetoric towards Tokyo in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>Kim also accused the United States of enabling Japan\u2019s military buildup by supplying Tomahawk missiles, modifying vessels for their operation and supporting the missile tests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US is behind such dangerous military moves of Japan,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"threatening-regional-security\">Threatening regional security<\/h2>\n<p>The statement is the latest in a series of North Korean commentary criticising security cooperation among the US, South Korea and Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Since July, KCNA has published at least six editorials and commentaries denouncing these joint military activities as threatening regional security and raising tensions on the\u00a0Korean Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts said Pyongyang is seeking to portray Tokyo\u2019s military modernisation as a direct security threat to justify its own weapons development.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yang Moo-jin, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, said Kim\u2019s comments attempt to frame Japan\u2019s steps as part of a broader US effort to strengthen its proxy military capabilities to counter North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The messaging could lay the groundwork for possible future military demonstrations, including missile tests or displays of undersea strike 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