Japan eyes defence budget increase, Marines-like unit
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Japan’s defence ministry is looking for its biggest budget hike in two decades, partly to create a Marines-like force, it revealed Friday, as neighbors fret about Tokyo’s rising assertiveness. Military bosses want more than 4.8 trillion yen ($49 billion) — three percent up on last year — with much of their focus on safeguarding remote […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-eyes-defence-budget-increase-marines-like-unit-48941/
Japan’s defence ministry is looking for its biggest budget hike in two decades, partly to create a Marines-like force, it revealed Friday, as neighbors fret about Tokyo’s rising assertiveness. Military bosses want more than 4.8 trillion yen ($49 billion) — three percent up on last year — with much of their focus on safeguarding remote […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-eyes-defence-budget-increase-marines-like-unit-48941/