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Japan, eyeing military build-up, hosts Israeli defence chief

FILE PHOTO: A member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) conducts a military drill next to an anti-ship missiles unit, at JGSDF Miyako camp on Miyako Island, Okinawa prefecture, Japan April 21, 2022. Picture taken April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

Israel predicted increased defence exports to Japan on Tuesday as the Asian economic powerhouse signals intent to boost military spending amid more assertive Chinese conduct in the region.

Tokyo has been reviewing post-World War Two caps on its armed forces budget amid growing concern Russia's invasion of Ukraine will embolden China to threaten neighbouring self-ruled Taiwan, an island it claims as its own.

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