Jason SzepJapan on Friday unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War Two with a $320 billion, five-year plan that will make the country the world's third-biggest military spender after the United States and China. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pacifist-japan-unveils-unprecedented-320-bln-military-build-up-2022-12-16/
Pacifist Japan unveils biggest military build-up since World War Two
Japan on Friday unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War Two with a $320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for sustained conflict, as regional tensions and Russia's Ukraine invasion stoke war fears.