In his speech he said that he would make all efforts for global peace and prosperity under the banner of "proactive pacifism".

Crying out for "protecting the people", he said that he would exert his effort to increase defense capabilities needed in practice rather than the existing extension line.

Next day Defense Minister Onodera, agreeing to Abe's remarks, said that he would think of defence capabilities needed in practice, calling for "protecting the people" under the pretext of "severe reality".

Their remarks were timed to coincide with military moves, evidenced by brisk military exercises of various missions staged in Japan in collusion with the U.S.

Rodong Sinmun in a commentary Thursday says that this is a typical revelation of the Japanese reactionaries' overseas expansion ambition to make Japan into a war state at any cost wearing a veil of "peace".

The commentary goes on:

Japan, a war criminal state, is not allowed to turn itself into a military giant nor take part in a war.

However, it, under the patronage of its master U.S., is preparing itself for making a preemptive attack and making desperate efforts to realize the ambition for overseas expansion.

The Japanese reactionary ruling circles, running amuck obsessed with the overseas expansion ambition, would be well advised to cool their heads overheated with the ambition for reinvasion and think twice.

No country in the world will allow Japan's aggression.