Japan PM's remark on citizens' responsibility revised after backlash

A statement attributed to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, suggesting that the responsibility for funding a hefty defense spending boost lay with the people, was corrected Wednesday on his party's website following a backlash on Twitter over the remark.Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, told the press Tuesday that Kishida had said "it is the responsibility of citizens living in this era to take on the heavy burden and respond" to securing stable funding sources.The alleged remarks were made during a meeting of LDP executives, in which hiking t…READ FULL ARTICLE