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Japan’s defence minister denies militarism and criticises China’s ‘huge arsenal’
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Japan’s defence minister denies militarism and criticises China’s ‘huge arsenal’


Japan has been steadily increasing its defence budget, setting spending records for 12 consecutive years. Its latest budget, approved in December by its cabinet, is for more than 9 trillion yen ($57bn, £42bn) – moving the country closer to its target of spending 2% of its GDP on the military.



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