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Japanese Reactionaries Urged to Behave Themselves

Pyongyang, March 20 (KCNA) -- Recently Prime Minister of Japan Abe said the present situation on the Korean Peninsula serves as evidence of effect of sanctions upon the DPRK, stressing the need to be cautious of the circumstances of the peninsula. Meanwhile, the foreign minister, chief Cabinet secretary, defense minister and other heavyweights of Japan vied with each other to say that "maximum pressure" upon the DPRK should be maintained as ever and that Japan supports the U.S. statement that all the options related to the Korean issue including military action are on the table, underscoring the need to take cautious approach toward the DPRK's intention.

This is a revelation of the inveterate habit of Japan to fish in troubled waters by aggravating the situation on the Korean Peninsula and it is nothing but the last-ditch effort to reverse the good trend of the times, Rodong Sinmun Tuesday says in a commentary.

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The Japanese reactionaries' intention is to instill the Japanese people with the necessity for turning Japan into a military giant and create international circumstances favorable for Japan to legally embark on the road of overseas aggression.

The trend of the times will not change no matter how desperately the Japanese reactionaries may try.

If they persistently come out as shock brigade in ratcheting up pressure on the DPRK, reeling off reckless remarks, they would face a catastrophic fate.

The Abe group should behave themselves, mindful that their illiberal moves would result in pricking their own eyes.

If Japan continues to do as now, it will be an outcast.