PYONGYANG: North Korea called Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an “idiot and villain” who should not even dream of setting foot in Pyongyang, in a media commentary laden with insults in response to his criticism of a North K­orean weapons test.

North Korea tested what it called “super-large multiple rocket launchers” on October 31, but Japan said they were likely ballistic missiles that violated United Nations sanctions.

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