Japan defense plan to 'strengthen and modernize' US alliance
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2 min readJapan pledged to increase security expenditure to two percent of GDP by 2027, reorganize its military command, and buy new missiles that can target distant enemy launch sites in its biggest defense shake-up in decades.
A police officer stands guard on a street near a hotel in Tokyo, Japan. (REUTERS)
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