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• Japan plans military build-up as China, Russia stoke war fears

  China defence spending overtook Japan's at the turn of the century, and now has a military budget more than four times larger than the nearby nation.

  World

  Dec 16, 2022
  
• Japan to expel Russian consul amid tensions over Ukraine war

  Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said his ministry declared the consul a persona non grata, or an undesirable person, and ordered him to leave by next Monday.

  World

  Oct 4, 2022
  
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• Russia’s FSB detains, expels Japanese consul for alleged espionage

  The FSB said the consul was declared persona non grata after he was caught "red-handed" receiving secret information on the effect of Western sanctions in Russia's far east.

  World

  Sep 26, 2022