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A Japan Self Defence Force pilot and ground crew check an F-15 fighter as it is refuelled at Hyakuri Air Base near Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2022.The Associated Press Beginning next month, Japan’s military budget will be the largest it has been since the end of the Second World War, when the country adopted an officially pacifist constitution. Spending on the Japanese Self-Defence Forces is due to double from around 1 per cent to 2 per cent of GDP over the next five years, with a total budget during this time of 43-trillion yen – $439-billion – for expanding capabilities...
