Japan PM Kishida speaks on defense policy shift

Japan PM Kishida speaks on defense policy shift

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2022. Japan decided the same day to acquire the capability to strike enemy bases and double defense spending in a dramatic shift in its postwar security policy.

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