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Japan Boosts Defense Spending, but Its Tech Giants Are Wary

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  • Japan Boosts Defense Spending, but Its Tech Giants Are Wary
  • August 10, 2023
  • Japan is investing hundreds of billions of dollars in its defense program over the next four years in response to China’s growing militarization in the East China Sea. But as Henry Ridgwell reports from Toyko, the government is struggling to persuade some of Japan’s best known technological and industrial giants to produce more weapons, along with all of the consumer products they manufacture.
  • Category East Asia
  • Content Type Package
  • Language English
  • NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
  • Topic Tags Japan
  • Network VOA
  • Expiration Date September 9, 2023 11:09 EDT
  • Embargo Date August 10, 2023 11:14 EDT
  • Byline Henry Ridgwell
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English
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