Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- North Korea has strongly criticized Japan after its first test-firing of a US-made Tomahawk cruise missile. Pyongyang accused Tokyo of pursuing military expansion. Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, delivered the criticism through state media on Wednesday.

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According to the Korean Central News (KCNA), Kim described Japan as a "war criminal state." She also urged the international community to closely monitor Japan's military activities. Kim claimed Japan was using defensive policies to hide ambitions of becoming a major military power. She argued the missile test supported North Korea's long-standing concer...