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Lingering factional infighting, Kishida’s unpopular plan to increase taxes for defence spending and the public’s ‘deep disappointment’ with his leadership have led to a reassessment of his predecessor’s achievements. Source link

During a visit to Taiwan, Koichi Hagiuda, the LDP’s policy chief pointed to China’s massive increase in military spending, as well as North Korean missile tests, as reasons for Japan to raise its defence budget. Source link

Koichi Hagiuda, Japan’s minister of economy, trade, and industry, in Washington, US on Friday. Photo: AFP Source link