Why a record budget is just the first step to boost Japan's defense

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A Japanese Self-Defense Force tank takes part in a training exercise near Mount Fuji. 

HIROYUKI AKITA, Nikkei commentator

TOKYO -- Japan's security policy will undergo a radical change in 2023 as it starts enhancing defense on a scale unprecedented since the end of World War II in response to serious challenges facing the nation.

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