Japan government amends five-year defense program

The Japanese government cut the budget for its five-year defense build-up by 3% during a Dec. 19 cabinet meeting. The original program called for spending $198.03 billion between 1996 and 2000, but the amount has been reduced to $190.79 billion. The cut includes reductions of the weapon procurement...

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