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Japan’s defence ministry to ask for record S$66b budget amid North Korea tensions

August 23, 2017 12:27 PM

TOKYO – Japan’s defence ministry plans to seek a record-high budget of 5.26 trillion yen ($65.5 billion) for fiscal 2018, mainly to enable it to beef up its missile defence capabilities amid mounting threats from North Korea, a government source said on Tuesday (Aug 22).

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