Time for Japan to concede South Korea has better defense strategy

Seoul's budget tops Tokyo's to deal with potential threats from North Korea and China

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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga oversees a defense budget whose spending as a percentage of GDP is the lowest among G-7 countries. (Source photos by Shinya Sawai and Yo Inoue) 

HIROYUKI AKITA, Nikkei commentator

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has just completed a hectic diplomatic schedule that began with a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in April and ended with the Group of Seven leaders' summit in Cornwall, England.

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