{"id":19051,"date":"2026-08-05T09:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/08\/05\/north-korea-condemns-japan-tomahawk-missile-tests-military-build-up\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:30:23","slug":"north-korea-condemns-japan-tomahawk-missile-tests-military-build-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/08\/05\/north-korea-condemns-japan-tomahawk-missile-tests-military-build-up\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea Condemns Japan&#8217;s Tomahawk Missile Tests, Warns Against Military Build-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Yo-jong, sister of the North Korean leader, condemned Japan&#8217;s Tomahawk missile tests and warned that Pyongyang will not remain silent in the face of Tokyo&#8217;s military strengthening. She stated that these tests threaten not only North Korea&#8217;s security but also the stability of other countries in the region. According to her, Japan is rapidly pursuing its transformation into a military power amid complex developments in the international system. Kim Yo-jong emphasized that North Korea will not be indifferent to Japan&#8217;s military decisions and actions. Earlier, Japan&#8217;s Ministry of Defense announced that the country had conducted Tomahawk missile tests with support from the U.S. Navy, regarding the tests as a sign of progress in its missile program. Meanwhile, Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Russian Security Council, said Japan is swiftly moving towards militarization and gradually distancing itself from its post-World War II commitments. Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also described Japan&#8217;s rearmament efforts as undermining efforts for peace and lasting security in Asia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Yo-jong condemns Japan&#8217;s Tomahawk missile tests, warning North Korea will respond to Tokyo&#8217;s military build-up in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-news","category-international"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}