North Korea slams nuclear Japan as threat to humanityAFP, SEOULNorth Korea yesterday said that Japan’s nuclear ambitions “must be prevented at any cost,” after a Tokyo official reportedly suggested the country should possess atomic weapons. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, visits the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang with officials on Wednesday last week. “This is not a misstatement or a reckless assertion, but clearly reflects Japan’s long-cherished ambition for nuclear weaponization,” said the North Korean official, who was not named. In an address to the UN in September, North Korean Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Son-gyong said his country would never surrender its nuclear weapons. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has also said he is open to talks with Washington, provided Pyongyang is allowed to keep its nuclear arsenal.

Source: Taipei Times December 21, 2025 16:26 UTC