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Japan PM Fumio Kishida seeks to double the defence expenditure by 2% of GDP in fiscal 2027

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida requires cabinet ministers to increase country's defence budget to around 2 per cent of GDP in the fiscal year of 2027.