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Japan weighs bold era of militarisation as Tokyo races to meet defence spending goals | South China Morning Post

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Japan disbanded its military following its defeat in World War II and adopted a pacifist constitution that prohibits the country from engaging in war. Now decades later, Tokyo is significantly boosting its security spending, vowing to increase its defence budget to 2 per cent of its total GDP by 2027. The government…

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