Japan's 2021 defense budget to be record high of $52 billion
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Japan announced a record fifty-two billion US dollars,...for its defense budget for 2021.
It marks the ninth consecutive increase in the country's annual military spending.
The increased budget will be used for developing an advanced fighter jet,... and two compact warships that can operate with fewer sailors.
A big slice of the money will be set aside for making longer-range missiles,...that could potentially strike distant targets in Asia, like China and North Korea.
The move is seen as an effort by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to continue controversial military expansion pursued by his predecessor, Shinzo Abe.
Japan announced a record fifty-two billion US dollars,...for its defense budget for 2021.
It marks the ninth consecutive increase in the country's annual military spending.
The increased budget will be used for developing an advanced fighter jet,... and two compact warships that can operate with fewer sailors.
A big slice of the money will be set aside for making longer-range missiles,...that could potentially strike distant targets in Asia, like China and North Korea.
The move is seen as an effort by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to continue controversial military expansion pursued by his predecessor, Shinzo Abe.