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Tokyo Warns Of Growing Regional Instability Amid Chinese Aggression
Japan’s 2026 defense white paper highlights a ’new era of crisis’ in the Indo-Pacific region, citing growing regional instability and the need for increased defense spending. The document warns of the potential for a serious situation similar to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine to occur in the region. Japan is acquiring low-cost, unmanned vehicles and strengthening its defense equipment cooperation internationally, with a focus on industrial innovation and scalability. The country aims to strengthen its defense capability by FY 2027, with a record defense budget request of $56.1 billion USD. This development was reported by Defense News.