Japan finally set to break sacrosanct 1% GDP cap on defense spending

Japan finally set to break sacrosanct 1% GDP cap on defense spending

by WorldTribune Staff, May 21, 2021 Following Japan’s surrender in World War II and its occupation, headed by the “blue-eyed shogun: Gen. Douglas MacArthur, it adopted a “Peace Constitution” and has strictly limited defense spending since to less than 1 percent of its GDP. That’s about to change. Citing China’s increased capabilities in new areas […]