Japan's Reinvasion Ambition May Lead It to Ruin: KCNA Commentary

Pyongyang, December 21 (KCNA) -- Japan Prime Minister Abe at the recent budget committee of the House of Councilors voiced his opinion to refer the existence of "Self-defence Forces" to article 9 of constitution and tolerate the exercise of the right to "collective self-defence". This full-fledged revelation of the Japanese reactionaries to revive militarism constitutes a serious threat to the peace in the region and the rest of the world. The military fanatics' ambition for reinvasion has now reached the phase which can no longer be overlooked. Abe who set it as a goal to make Japan a "country capable of fighting a war" away from the postwar system which binds the country, has gone crafty enough to use such leverage as the exercise of the "right to collective self-defence". At an event marking the 70th anniversary of the enforcement of constitution of Japan Abe said "the present constitution has to be modified as the security environment has undergone a change due to the north's nuclear and missile development". It is clear that this was aimed to create a pretext for constitutional revision and create an excuse for overseas advance of the SDF. The wild act of the Japanese right-wing forces led by Abe is leading the Japanese archipelago to the danger line. If the present ruling quarters of Japan follow in the footsteps of the predecessors, not waking up from the old dream of the "Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere", they will only face final ruin. -0-