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Japan Cabinet OKs $147 billion extra budget

By Mari Yamaguchi
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a 13.1 trillion yen ($147 billion) supplementary budget plan through March that includes military spending for border defense.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the plan, endorsed as part of the government’s economic stimulus package, includes 210 billion yen ($2.4 billion) for a military equipment upgrade to strengthen border defense.

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