Tokyo, Aug 4, 2026 (AFP) - Japan sees need to boost military with 'sense of urgency'

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2026-08-04

Japan needs to boost its military with a "sense of urgency and crisis", its defence minister said Tuesday, as a new government assessment again highlighted growing risks from China, North Korea and Russia. Japan is already beefing up military spending and security cooperation in Asia, deploying missile launchers to outer islands, moving to acquire "counter-strike" capabilities, and easing rules on weapons exports. But Shinjiro Koizumi said in a p......

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