According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 11th, a North Korean international security critic published an article saying that the international community denounces Japan's 2026 “White Paper on Defense” for re-invading the white paper. The article said that Japan has made it a “national policy” to deny historical crimes and achieve military power, further strengthening its alliance with the US and other forces than ever before. Japan described North Korea and other neighboring countries as a “major and urgent threat” and “the greatest strategic challenge” in an attempt to rationalize its military expansion in the “White Paper on Defense.”

According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 11th, a North Korean international security critic published an article saying that the international community denounces Japan's 2026 “White Paper on Defense” for re-invading the white paper. The article said that Japan has made it a “national policy” to deny historical crimes and achieve military power, further strengthening its alliance with the US and other forces than ever before. Japan described North Korea and other neighboring countries as a “major and urgent threat” and “the greatest strategic challenge” in an attempt to rationalize its military expansion in the “White Paper on Defense.”