PYONGYANG, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday lashed out at Japan's intention to boost its cooperation with the United States on deploying the Missile Defense System.

    "(Such) dangerous developments (is) suggesting that Japan is now only watching for a chance to preempt attacks on the DPRK...with the U.S.," said the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

    DPRK's remarks came after Japanese Defense Minister Fumio Kyumaand former Director General of the Japan Defense Agency Fukushiro Nukaga recently called for Japan's need to boost its cooperation with the U.S. on the Missile Defense System.

    "Japan is escalating its military threat to the DPRK and other countries of the region," said the KCNA, noting the nature of the system is "offensive and aggressive" which sparks off deep concern among many countries in Asia and other parts of the world.

    "The war history in the 20th century clearly showed what a miserable end Japan's rash act had brought to the militarists who went arrogant, seized by hysteria of overseas expansion," the KCNA said.