TOKYO -- Japanese prime minister candidate Sanae Takaichi said Friday she was willing to roughly double the nation's defense spending to match the level of many Western nations.
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Japan PM candidate Takaichi backs doubling defense budget to 2% GDP
Goal to raise ratio in line with European powers will cost $45bn
Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse airplanes: Sanae Takaichi, a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party presidency, supports doubling Japan's defense spending. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Defense)
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