TOKYO - Japan's state budget for fiscal 2023 will likely hit another record of around 114.3 trillion yen ($839 billion), with a roughly four-fold increase in spending on ammunition and long-range missiles set to lift defense outlays to their largest-ever level, sources familiar with the plan said Monday.
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