The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday lambasted Japanese politicians for visiting the notorious Yasukuni Shrine on the anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, warning the country "will perish in the flames of neo-militarism."

In a commentary issued by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the DPRK condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for sending a ritual offering and paying a "surprise tribute" to the shrine, calling her move "a blatant challenge to the desire of humankind for global peace and security."

Since Takaichi took office, the Japanese government has pursued an extremely dangerous military policy, it said, stressing the remote tribute highlights her militaristic ambitions.

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In her address to the so-called national ceremony for mourning the war dead after her "tribute" to the shrine, Takaichi neither spoke any words of reflection on Japan's history of aggression nor made no-war pledge, it said.

On the contrary, she employed a crafty trick in her speech to evade responsibility for the Japanese wars of aggression that inflicted untold misfortune and pain upon the Asian people, according to the article.

Moreover, the Japanese defense minister, who is reportedly in charge of "national security," also visited the shrine this time, a clear demonstration of the dangerous nature of the Yasukuni visit.

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"Japan is bound to repeat its past as it never draws a lesson but wantonly denies its past as a war criminal country and a defeated nation," said the commentary.