{"id":"ccbd5c13-ef85-4f01-ba82-ae20cc38de68","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3362988/north-korea-vows-teach-war-criminal-state-japan-lesson-over-missile-test","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"North Korea vows to teach ‘war criminal state’ Japan lesson over missile test","plainHeadline":"North Korea says it will teach Japan, which it called a ‘war criminal state,’ a lesson over missile test","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-05T11:09:01.980Z"},"summary":["Kim Yo-jong says North Korea will pursue unspecified additional military options.","Pyongyang accuses Japan of reviving ambitions of a ‘war criminal state’.","North Korea cites Japan’s Tomahawk test and coalition exercises as threats.","Japan aims to deter rivals with long-range capabilities, including 400 Tomahawks on order.","Japan’s defence spending target remains 2% of GDP by March 2028, current at 1.9%."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-05T02:30:07.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-05T02:53:04.695Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/edb87c10-c9f4-4222-89de-379a0f830830"}