Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida suggested Thursday he is positive toward a significant increase in spending on defense research and development after a group of his ruling party proposed that the government secure 1 trillion yen ($7.4 billion) within five years for that purpose."It is an extremely important theme. I will take it very seriously and work positively," Kishida was quoted by Masahisa Sato, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party group, as saying.The group of LDP lawmakers associated with defense issues, which submitted a proposal calling for the increase to the g…READ FULL ARTICLE
