TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese government-commissioned panel said in a report to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that drastic defense buildup including the use of preemptive strike is “indispensable” to counter growing threats in the region. Kishida’s governing party wants to double Japan’s current defense budget to about 10 trillion ($70 billion) in the next five years. ... ... READ MORETOKYO (AP) — A Japanese government-commissioned panel said in a report to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that drastic defense buildup including the use of preemptive strike is “indispensable” to counter growing threats in the region. Kishida’s governing party wants to double Japan’s current defense budget to about 10 trillion ($70 billion) in the next five years. Kishida earlier this year pledged to drastically reinforce Japan’s military capability and spending in the face of China’s increasingly assertive activities as well as threats from North Korea and Russia.
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