Japan’s 5.26 trillion-yen fiscal 2019 defense budget set a new record for the fifth straight year, as the country continued to beef up its armed forces while keeping a wary eye fixed on North Korea and China. The . . .
Author: Donald C. Wood
DONALD C. WOOD is an associate professor in the Department of Medical Education at the Akita University Graduate School of Medicine in Akita, Japan.
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