SEOUL, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- North Korea on Wednesday denounced Japan's new defense equipment agreement with Canada, accusing Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government of accelerating what it called a drive toward militarization and overseas aggression. An article in Rodong Sinmun, the ruling Workers' Party newspaper, described Japan as a "war criminal nation" and warned that Tokyo's expanding military partnerships amount to the formation of a "de facto military alliance" with NATO members and