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Japan aiming to 'drastically strengthen' military capability: Report

Japan aims to "drastically strengthen" its military capabilities, according to an economic policy draft, as officials worry that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could prompt instability in East Asia

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Photo: Bloomberg)
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Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Photo: Bloomberg)

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Japan aims to "drastically strengthen" its military capabilities, according to an economic policy draft seen by Reuters, as officials worry that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could prompt instability in East Asia.
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, meeting U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday, pledged to "substantially increase" Japan's defence budget.
 
The draft, a long-term economic outline that is updated annually, does not gives details about spending, but says for the first time: "There have been attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force in East Asia, making regional security increasingly severe."
 
It also does not specify security threats in the

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