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Japan approves record defense budget

Big ticket items include F-35B Joint Strike Fighters and revamping a helicopter carrier to launch the stealthy jets at sea.

5 years ago

Purchases of American weapons drive Japan’s defense spending hike

Fears of North Korea and Chinese aggression drive Tokyo even closer to Washington.

6 years ago

Japan cancels port call by warship in South Korea amid row

The Defense Ministry said it will not send the helicopter carrier Izumo to Busan in southern South Korea in April.

6 years ago

Japan surges new weapons, military roles to meet China’s rise

Japan is reinvigorating its forces as China expands its reach.

By Tara Copp, AP

6 years ago

Japan to spend more on defense, refit first aircraft carrier for US-made F-35B stealth jets

Japan plans its first aircraft carrier and big increases in defense spending and weapons capability in the coming years, according to new defense guidelines approved Tuesday that cite its need to counter potential threats from North Korea and China and other vulnerabilities.

6 years ago

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