Rodong Sinmun Monday observes in a commentary in this regard:

This revealed once again the real intention to neutralize the military capabilities of neighboring countries, drastically increase the offensive power and the scope of activities of the "Self-Defense Forces" and ignite a war of aggression.

Irony is that Japan tries to establish a missile shield and exercise the "right to collective self-defense" under the pretext of "threat" from the DPRK.

This is a trick to hype the story about "threat" from the DPRK in public to attach "validity" to its reckless moves and win public support at home and abroad.

The U.S. is going to establish the missile shield together with Japan and other countries as part of it moves to establish a global missile shield and form a military alliance like NATO in the Asia-Pacific region.

Such strategies of the U.S. are in full line with the wild ambition of Japan for reinvasion.

No matter how loudly Japan talks about the "necessity" for establishing a missile shield and exercising the "right to collective self-defense" while taking issue with the DPRK, can it never hide its criminal intention to contain its neighboring big powers with the backing of the U.S. and, moreover, realize its reinvasion of Asia and its old dream of "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere".

The Japanese politicians had better act with discretion, knowing that they cannot deceive the world with any trick.