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Japan's new defense targets
Published: Dec 06, 2022 11:52 PM Updated: Dec 06, 2022 11:50 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on December 6, 2022. The meeting comes a day after he set a new target for military spending over the next five years to 43 trillion yen ($318 billion), or 1.5 times the current level, as the country seeks to build up its defenses. Photo: VCG

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on December 6, 2022. The meeting comes a day after he set a new target for military spending over the next five years to 43 trillion yen ($318 billion), or 1.5 times the current level, as the country seeks to build up its defenses. Photo: VCG