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Japan’s record-high defense budget reflects military ambition it cannot afford

Japan’s record-high defense budget reflects military ambition it cannot afford

The Japanese government has approved a record-high defense budget for the fiscal year 2017 with a growing ambition for military expansion although it added to an already heavy financial burden for the country. The defense budget, rising for the fifth straight year since Abe took office in 2012, hit an unprecedented 5.13 trillion yen (around […]

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