SEOUL (Reuters) -Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, warned joint military exercises of U.S., South Korea and Japan could bring about “negative consequences” for themselves, state media reported on Sunday.

South Korea, Japan and the U.S. will conduct annual defensive drills called the “Freedom Edge” starting on September 15 to upgrade aerial, naval and cyber operational capabilities against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, South Korea’s military has said.

“This reminds us that the reckless display of power displayed by the U.S., Japan, and South Korea in the wrong places, namely around the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, will undoubtedly bring about negative consequences for themselves,” Kim said via state KCNA news agency, using North K

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