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Japan’s record defense budget signals its alarm at China, North Korea advances

By Editor Two on September 6, 2023 China, Exclusives, Japan, NE Asia, North Korea, Rest of The Best, Top Stories, World Links, World Tribune

FPI / September 6, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Aug. 31 Japan’s Ministry of Defense requested a record budget of $59.9 billion for the fiscal budget year that begins on April 1, 2024. It is part of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s five-year $295 billion defense spending plan that will exceed Japan’s 1 percent of […]