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Japan defence minister denies militarism and criticises China's 'huge arsenal'
At the 2026 Shangri-La Dialogue defense summit in Singapore, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi rejected Chinese accusations that Japan is pursuing neo-militarism, criticizing China instead for its large, non-transparent military build-up as a serious international concern. The exchange comes amid heightened bilateral tensions over Japan's 12 consecutive years of record defense spending, proposals to revise its pacifist post-WWII constitution, and long-running disputes over Japanese wartime atrocities.
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10 tagsJapanese defense budgetneo-militarismmilitary expansionWorld War II apologypacifismdefense spendinglethal weapons exportsEast Asia securityanti-war protestsmilitary tensions
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