TOKYO: Growing worry over Chinese threats has led to a major Japanese boost in military spending, defense partnerships and aid packages, a concerted new effort to draw like-minded Asian nations into a stronger, unified front as Beijing seeks to establish regional dominance.
This security shift will be highlighted during a visit to Tokyo starting Wednesday of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., a mutual US ally that Japan has increasingly developed defense ties with in recent years.
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