Russia condemns ‘militarization’ of Japan under Kishida defense plan

MOSCOW, 23 December 2022, (TON): Russia accused Japan of abandoning decades of pacifist policy and embracing unbridled militarization, responding to a $320-billion defense plan announced by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last week.

Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement “it can be clearly seen that Tokyo has embarked on the path of an unprecedented build-up of its own military power, including the acquisition of strike potential.”

Kishida’s plan will double defense outlays to about 2 percent of gross domestic product over five years and make Japan the world’s third-biggest military spender after the United States and China.

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