North Korea Emphasizes Commitment to Strengthening Defense Capabilities on March 1st Movement Day

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] On the 1st, marking the March 1st Movement Day, North Korea emphasized loyalty to Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party, along with the determination to strengthen national defense capabilities.

North Korea's external propaganda outlet, Tongil-ui Mea-ri, in an article titled "Historical Knowledge: March 1st People's Uprising," stressed that "the March 1st People's Uprising taught through bloody lessons that the revolutionary struggle of the masses can only succeed under the leadership of an outstanding leader, and that armed invaders must be met solely with arms."

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By highlighting the existence of the "leader" and the strengthening of armed forces as essential conditions for regime protection, it sought to inspire loyalty to General Secretary Kim.

The outlet reiterated that "our people fought boldly despite sacrifices but could not overcome the brutal suppression by the enemies," emphasizing that possessing strong armed forces is the key to victory.

Furthermore, North Korean media revisited and condemned Japan's ongoing historical distortion acts up to the present on the occasion of March 1st Movement Day.

In another article, the media mentioned the issue of Japanese military comfort women, stating, "If a crime has been committed, it is proper to acknowledge it and provide compensation," and criticized, "However, Japan continues to engage in historical distortion acts and tries to evade responsibility for compensation by resorting to shameless tactics even today."

Another propaganda outlet, Uri Minjok-kiri, also criticized, "More than a century has passed since the March 1st Movement, yet the Japanese reactionaries who have not abandoned their old dream of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere shamelessly cling to historical distortion and schemes to re-invade the Korean Peninsula."

It further mentioned Japan's "Takeshima Day" events (the name Japan claims for Dokdo) and the promotion of Sado Mine as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, condemning, "As the saying goes, a leopard cannot change its spots; Japan's robber-like and atrocious nature can never be corrected."

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