Japan approves record US$52 billion military budget, including stealth jets and long-range missiles to counter China |

PM Yoshihide Suga is continuing military expansion pursued by predecessor Shinzo Abe to equip Japanࢀ™s new planes, missiles and aircraft carriers with greater range Japan is buying longer-range missiles and considering arming and training its military to strike distant land targets in China, North Korea and other parts of Asia PM Yoshihide Suga is continuing military expansion pursued by predecessor Shinzo Abe to equip Japanࢀ™s new planes, missiles and aircraft carriers with greater range. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Sugaࢀ™s government approved a ninth consecutive rise in military spending on Monday, funding the development of an advanced stealth fighter and longer-range…