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As U.S. demands more, Japan may need to get creative with defense spending
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Japan is expected to increase its defense budget to over ¥10 trillion this year, yet this amount still falls well short of the 3.5% of GDP target set by the United States.
WHY IT MATTERS
The shortfall highlights a potential gap in Japan’s defense capabilities relative to U.S. expectations, which could influence regional security arrangements.
Although Tokyo's defense budget is likely to top ¥10 trillion this year, that will remain far off from the target of 3.5% of GDP the U.S. is seeking.
This story was originally reported by The Japan Times. As an automated real-time news aggregator, NewsToolBar provides multi-perspective indexing and AI summarization while directing full readership directly to primary publisher sources.
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