Japan seeks to double budget for disputed islands patrol
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) Aug 28, 2014 - Japan's coastguard is to ask for a doubling of its budget to boost patrols around islands that are the focus of a dispute with China, officials said Thursday. The agency will submit a request to the government for 50.4 billion yen ($485 million) for the financial year starting in April 2015, they said. The move will come after two years of relentless tensions with Beijing over the Tokyo- ... more
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