Japan MoD requests ballistic missile defense funding in wake of NKorea threat

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Japan MoD requests ballistic missile defense funding in wake of NKorea threat
By: Mike Yeo   4 days ago


MELBOURNE, Australia — Japan’s Ministry of Defense issued a budget request Thursday for 5.26 trillion yen (U.S. $47.67 billion) for the fiscal year starting next April, representing a rise of 2.5 percent in spending over the previous year — the sixth straight annual increase as North Korea continues its ballistic missile development and nuclear weapons programs.

http://www.defensenews.com/smr/space-missile-defense/2017/09/01/japan-mod-requests-ballistic-missile-defense-funding-in-wake-of-nkorea-threat/