President Biden was in Japan Thursday to join fellow G7 leaders in Hiroshima for a Friday summit that will see the world's biggest economic powers grapple with global issues.
Japan hosted a defense and security show earlier this spring that attracted makers of every kind of military equipment – from reconnaissance robots to warplanes and the latest missiles. The event would have been unthinkable in pacifist Japan even a decade ago.
That potential lies in the huge projected increase in Japanese defense spending, which is set to double by 2027."This is a major, major change," Tryfus said."This exhibition here, now in this event here, I think reflects the change." "Now people understand how serious it is," said Michishita, adding that the"potentially controversial shift in Japan's defense policy has so far been largely accepted by the Japanese public."People protest in front of the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, March 15, 2023, as hundreds of national and company delegations gathered inside for a military equipment show.
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