Japan OKs new budget incl. hefty arms cost to deter China

FILE – In this file image from video provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea, on April 7, 2017. Japan’s 2023 defense budget, up 20% from a year earlier, includes 211.3 billion yen ($1.55 billion) for deployment in 2026 of U.S.-made, long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles that can be launched from warships and hit targets up to 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) away. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/U.S. Navy via AP, File) FILE – In this file image from video provided by the U.S. Navy,…