Japan Increases Army Spending [COMMENT]

Japan has submitted a request for a budget increase of $40 billion for 2023, explaining this by the situation surrounding the war in Ukraine. Tokyo is besides considering developing home-grown cruise missiles, which would let Japan to strike targets within North Korea or China from ships and fighter jets in the face of the increasingly serious safety situation surrounding Japan. Tokyo fears the planet faces the “toughest challenges” since planet War II, France24 reports.