By KAZUKI KIMURA/ Staff Writer
December 20, 2019 at 16:15 JST
Record-high defense expenditures in the fiscal 2020 government budget proposal will cover development of a fighter jet to replace the F-2 aircraft used by the Air Self-Defense Force. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The government on Dec. 20 approved a budget proposal for fiscal 2020 worth 102.658 trillion yen ($939 billion), another record high fueled by surges in spending on social welfare and defense. [Read More]
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