A high-stakes security meeting between the U.S. and Japan has reportedly been canceled, as Tokyo pushes back against the Donald Trump administration’s escalating defense budget demands. What Happened: ... ( read original story ...)
Japan scraps US trade and diplomacy meeting over defense spending
Japan just shut down a high-level meeting with the United States after the Trump administration increased its demand for defense spending without warning.
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Japan scraps US meeting after Washington demands more defense spending -FT
Japan has canceled a regular high-level meeting with its key ally the United States after the Trump administration demanded it spend more on defense, the Financial Times reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan scraps US meeting after Washington demands more defence spending
But Tokyo scrapped the meeting after the US asked Japan to boost defence spending to 3.5 per cent, higher than its earlier request of 3 per cent, according to three people familiar with the matter, ... ( read original story ...)
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