US ambassador urges Japan to boost defence spending (AFP)

TOKYO (AFP) - The US ambassador to Japan on Tuesday urged the pacifist nation to boost its defence spending in response to a military build-up in the region. "I think the Japanese are getting a bargain in the (US-Japan) alliance on what we bring on the table," ambassador Thomas Schieffer told... [read full story]                    

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