North Korea has accused Japan of passing a post -war record lofty defense budget for 2017 and reviving the chanting of war songs in schools thereby promoting aggression.
In a commentary by Rodong Sinmun, Korea’s official daily of the ruling Workers’ Party, it stated that Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada had given the directive for schools to revive the chanting of “war songs” of world war II in schools, apply the system of education in place before the war, and recite the “royal message of education” of former Japanese Emperor Hirohito.
“Meanwhile, the Japanese reactionaries passed 5.125 trillion yen (about 43.7 billion dollars) for its military spending for 2017 at the House of Councilors, an increase of 1.4 percent compared to last year.
“This shows that Japan’s military spending has steadily increased for five years,’’ said the commentary
It further said “Japanese reactionaries are staging a comeback to conquer Korea by way of retaliation for their defeat’’ and are turning their “self-defense forces’ into elite armed forces in the world and Japan into a total militarist state and state for aggression.’’
“The ultra-rightist politicians’ steady visit to the Yasukuni Shrine and frantic efforts to distort history serve as base manure to instill the militarist idea in young people,” it said
World war II was the end of the imperial rule of Japan over Korea with the intervention of the United States and the Soviet forces which captured the peninsula thereby rendering the unequal treaty between Korean and Japan Null and Void. The backing away and surrender of Japan to allied forces led to the independence of Korea although as two separate entities, North and South Korea.
In recent times the leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un has been in the news for missile testing with threats to the United States. One of such missiles was launched into Japan East Sea.
In reaction to North Korea’s threat North Korea Japan had adopted new measures in combating any attck from an enemy by gearing up her missile defense capabilities and, in a departure from its postwar constitution, developing the "capacity to counterattack enemy bases" in the event of a missile attack on the country.
In a report by CNN under the Liberal Liberal Democratic Party Minister Itsunori Onodera, submitted the proposal on missile defense to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Onodera, who led the panel, told press after the meeting that Japan's current systems might not be able to cope with a barrage of attacks.
"There are limitations (of our) ballistic missile defense (BMD) if several missiles are fired," he said. "Neutralizing an enemy base (and preventing the launch of) the second and third missiles is within the range of self-defense. It is not a preemptive strike," he added.
Anxiety in Japan follows a recent string of North Korean missile tests. Earlier this month, Pyongyang fired four intermediate-range ballistic missiles, three of which landed less than 200 nautical miles off the Japanese coast.
“Meanwhile, the Japanese reactionaries passed 5.125 trillion yen (about 43.7 billion dollars) for its military spending for 2017 at the House of Councilors, an increase of 1.4 percent compared to last year.
“This shows that Japan’s military spending has steadily increased for five years,’’ said the commentary
It further said “Japanese reactionaries are staging a comeback to conquer Korea by way of retaliation for their defeat’’ and are turning their “self-defense forces’ into elite armed forces in the world and Japan into a total militarist state and state for aggression.’’
“The ultra-rightist politicians’ steady visit to the Yasukuni Shrine and frantic efforts to distort history serve as base manure to instill the militarist idea in young people,” it said
World war II was the end of the imperial rule of Japan over Korea with the intervention of the United States and the Soviet forces which captured the peninsula thereby rendering the unequal treaty between Korean and Japan Null and Void. The backing away and surrender of Japan to allied forces led to the independence of Korea although as two separate entities, North and South Korea.
In recent times the leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un has been in the news for missile testing with threats to the United States. One of such missiles was launched into Japan East Sea.
In reaction to North Korea’s threat North Korea Japan had adopted new measures in combating any attck from an enemy by gearing up her missile defense capabilities and, in a departure from its postwar constitution, developing the "capacity to counterattack enemy bases" in the event of a missile attack on the country.
In a report by CNN under the Liberal Liberal Democratic Party Minister Itsunori Onodera, submitted the proposal on missile defense to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Onodera, who led the panel, told press after the meeting that Japan's current systems might not be able to cope with a barrage of attacks.
"There are limitations (of our) ballistic missile defense (BMD) if several missiles are fired," he said. "Neutralizing an enemy base (and preventing the launch of) the second and third missiles is within the range of self-defense. It is not a preemptive strike," he added.
Anxiety in Japan follows a recent string of North Korean missile tests. Earlier this month, Pyongyang fired four intermediate-range ballistic missiles, three of which landed less than 200 nautical miles off the Japanese coast.
North Korea accuses Japan of reviving war song in classrooms
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