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It's unlikely Kishida will usher in drastic changes that have not already been gestating inside the LDP and Defense Ministry, but it will be important to see which items gain top priority.
Kishida has laid out pressing foreign policy priorities — from a tougher stance on China to bolstering the U.S.-Japan alliance. But don’t expect radical changes from the new leader.
Yoshihide Suga, who just stepped down as Japanese prime minister, visited the Yasukuni shrine on Sunday.
The Defense Ministry is seeking a huge increase in its budget request that tops even the record figure included in the current fiscal year budget.
May 25, 2021 A joint defense panel of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday approved a draft proposal for the government to “drastically” increase the country’s defense budget in the face of the increased security threat posed by China in the East and South China seas. The move seeking a rise in the budget comes as neighboring countries including China are increasing their defense budgets and NATO has set a target for its members to spend at least 2% of gross domestic product on defense, according to the proposal. Japan’s defense budget has long amounted to around 1% ...