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U.S. Ambassador encourages Japan to increase military spending

Nov 18th, 2008 | By johnfeffer | Category: Articles, Japan, Military Spending

Spend more on defense, U.S. envoy urges Japan
The International Herald Tribune
News, Page 3
Published: 21 May 2008
BRIEFLY: Asia/Pacific: Tokyo
Japan should raise its military spending, as other countries in the region do, and share the costs of defending itself with the United States, Washington’s ambassador to Tokyo said Tuesday.
Ambassador Thomas Schieffer said Japan, whose defense is largely [...]

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