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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.
CategoryEast Asia
Content TypePackage
LanguageEnglish
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
Topic Tags Japan
NetworkVOA
Expiration DateSeptember 9, 2023 11:09 EDT
Embargo DateAugust 10, 2023 11:14 EDT
BylineHenry Ridgwell
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English