TOKYO -- Japan's ruling parties on Monday agreed on a National Security Strategy update that calls China an "unprecedented strategic challenge" to the international order, laying the groundwork for bolstering the nation's defense capabilities.
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A helicopter lands on the Izumo, a Japanese multipurpose destroyer. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
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