Japan defence minister rebuffs claims of ‘new militarism’ levelled by China
Shinjiro Koizumi says Japan valued as a ‘peace-loving’ nation while China expands military capabilities ‘without sufficient transparency’
Japan’s defence minister took a veiled swipe at China on Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing’s criticism of Tokyo’s increasingly muscular security stance.
Under the prime minister, https://www.theguardian.com/world/sanae-takaichi">Sanae Takaichi, Japan has quickened its pivot to a more proactive defence policy, further shaking off – with US encouragement – its pacifist outlook in place since the end of the second world war.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/31/japan-defence-minister-rebuffs-claims-of-new-militarism-levelled-by-china">Continue reading...Japan Rejects 'New Militarism' Claims
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