TOKYO - New Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Wednesday that he conveyed Japan's "resolve" to continue increasing its defense spending amid security challenges posed by China, as he held his first in-person talks with his U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth in Tokyo.
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