The security environment around Japan is at its ¡°most severe and complex (point) in the postwar era,¡± as Tokyo and its allies grapple with multiple challenges from China, North Korea and Russia, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday in .

The paper noted North Korea¡¯s nuclear and missile developments, including its launches of advanced intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), as well as Russia¡¯s invasion of Ukraine and the war¡¯s impact on the global security environment.

But some of the strongest words were reserved for China.