# Kim Yo-jong condemns Japan’s Tomahawk live-fire test

https://mins.news/en/item/13607

- NHK News, 2026-08-05 02:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10015196901000

> Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has issued a statement condemning a July live-fire test of Tomahawk missiles from a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Aegis ship. She described Japan’s military expansion as a threat to international peace and security.

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