THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 29, 2022 at 17:11 JST
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, left, and Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada speak to reporters at the prime minister’s office on Nov. 28. (Tsubasa Setoguchi)
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