TOKYO - The Japanese Defense Ministry on Thursday requested a record-high budget of 5.26 trillion yen ($47.8 billion) for fiscal 2018 as it seeks to counter missile threats from North Korea and defend remote islands in southwestern Japan in light of China's rising maritime assertiveness.
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