White Noise: Pyongyang's Protest is More than Just Posturing The latest salvo in North Korea's ongoing criticism of Japan's defense policy has sparked widespread media attention.
Behind the rhetoric lies a complex web of historical grievances and strategic calculations.
Pyongyang's condemnation of Tokyo's 2026 White Paper as a "re invasion minded" document aimed at justifying its arms build up is hardly surprising, given the North Korean government's long standing wariness of Japan's military modernization efforts.