TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday the government plans to raise taxes and secure 1 trillion yen ($7.3 billion) every year from fiscal 2027 to cover a quarter of the additional funding needed for increased defense spending aimed at coping with an array of security challenges.
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