North Korea on Friday lambasted Japan for describing it as an "urgent threat" in this year's defense white paper, calling it "a war scenario" for aggression and accusing Tokyo of trying to cover up its own moves to become a "military giant.

Russia’s foreign minister has warned the U.S., South Korea and Japan against forming a security partnership targeting North Korea.

A pair of American B-52H bombers was escorted by two Japanese F-2 fighter aircraft and two South Korean KF-16 fighter jets during a trilateral flight on Friday.

The slashing of support for Voice of America and Radio Free Asia has seen foreign broadcasts into North Korea drop by as much as 80 per cent.

The maps portion of the Korean War Armistice Agreement was discovered by staff at Zama’s Asian Studies Detachment in Camp Zama, Japan.

The flow of supplies from military depots to the front has reverted to pre-2022 levels. Logistical data analyzed by the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) Institute indicates that supplies from Russia’s main storage facilities may drop from a peak of 242,

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is to make his first visit to Japan since taking office earlier this month to meet his counterpart Iwaya Takeshi.

North Korea has recently launched two 5,000-ton, missile-armed destroyers, with two sister ships planned for next year.