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Japan 2016 Defense Budget
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Japan’s Defense White Paper Highlights Growing Threat From China
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Franz-Stefan Gady
August 02, 2016
Japan’s 2016 Defense White Paper expresses “deep concern” over China’s growing assertiveness in the maritime domain.
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September 01, 2015
Japan’s Defense Ministry Wants Record Military Budget for 2016
If approved, the new defense budget would be Tokyo’s largest in 14 years.
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Japan’s Defense Ministry Wants Record Military Budget for 2016
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