U.S. President Joe Biden has corrected himself after saying last week that he had persuaded Japan to significantly increase its defense budget, according to a White House transcript released Wednesday."He didn't need my convincing as much as he'd already decided," Biden is quoted as saying about Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a campaign reception on Tuesday night at a private house in Maryland.Biden praised Japan for actively engaging with Western countries' efforts to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's invasion, telling Democrat supporters that Kishida understood fai…READ FULL ARTICLE
