🇯🇵 #Japan’s government is portraying its accelerating military buildup not only as a way to protect the country but as a route to greater prosperity, arguing in ‌its latest defence white paper that arms production can support economic growth. https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/asia/japan-military-white-paper-cite-china-russia-and-north-korea-threat-intl-hnk #russia #china