TOKYO - New Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to move up Japan's target for increasing defense spending to 2 percent of gross domestic product from fiscal 2027 to fiscal 2025, beginning the necessary steps within the current fiscal year by tapping a supplementary budget, government sources said Wednesday.
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