Rodong Sinmun Wednesday observes in a bylined commentary in this regard:

This is a gangster-like action to step up the moves for overseas military expansion under the pretext of the DPRK's development of space for peaceful purposes.

The Japanese reactionaries do not take issue with their own launch of satellites for military purposes or those launched by the U.S. but incriminate the DPRK's launch of satellite for peaceful purposes, the commentary notes, and goes on:

Such viewpoint of Japan does not stand to reason.

Threat comes to the DPRK from Japan.

Japan's moves to launch more spy and military satellites and deploy Aegis warships in the West Sea of Korea and AWACS in the air are blatant challenge and grave threat to the DPRK and other Asian countries.

Japan is a war criminal as it invaded Korea and other Asian countries in the first half of the last century.

It is, however, getting crazy with its moves to convert itself into a military power, distorting its past history recorded with invasion and dreaming of reinvasion.

Japan had better behave prudently before meeting its miserable end due to its bad habit of finding fault with others and seeking its own interests.