# Japan accelerates path toward militarization, DPRK says

https://mins.news/en/item/30191

- TASS, 2026-08-24 04:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2176789

> Japan is speeding up its drive toward militarization and laying the groundwork for expanding its military capabilities, North Korea’s KCNA reported. Pyongyang pointed to events at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine on August 15 and linked them to Japan’s pursuit of preemptive strike capabilities, looser arms-export rules and a possible change in its nuclear policy.