TOKYO - Japan will likely boost its defense spending to around 6.5 trillion yen ($47 billion) in fiscal 2023 from the current 5.2 trillion yen, sources close to the matter said Monday, in a five-year effort to double the expenditure to better respond to the changing security environment surrounding the nation.
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