Japan To Double Military Spending

 

VOA: Japan Announces Major Defense Overhaul 

Citing regional threats from China and North Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled a major overhaul Friday of the country's defense strategy, including a significant increase in spending and the acquisition of long-range, preemptive strike weapons. 

At a Tokyo new conference, Kishida said with "the security environment" around Japan feeling more unstable, his government considered whether Japan's current Self-Defense Forces could deter threats to the country based on the capabilities of its opponents and new ways of fighting. 

He said after conducting a realistic simulation, it was determined Japanese defense forces were insufficient.  

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WNU Editor: China has responded to this increase in military spending .... China firmly opposed to Japan's updated defense documents (Kyodo). 

Japan To Double Military Spending  

Japan approves a historic new military build-up -- DW

Japan defence: China threat prompts plan to double military spending -- BBC

Japan Moves to Double Military Spending, With a Wary Eye on China -- New York Times  

Pacifist Japan to double defense spending, buy counterstrike missiles as China and North Korea fuel anxiety -- CBS  

Japan plans military build-up as China, Russia stoke war fears -- Global News/Reuters  

Japan approves long-range weapons to counter growing threats from rivals -- CNN  

Japan OKs enemy base strike capability in major defense policy shift -- Kyodo News