เวลา：2022-12-28
The PM wants to increase defence spending from 5.2 trillion yen a year at present to 6.5 trillion yen in 2023. Photo: AFP
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Japans PM Kishida faces heat as Abe loyalists attack tax plan to fund higher defence spending
Right-wing members of ruling LDP strongly oppose proposals for higher taxes, with one minister daring Kishida to sack her
Kishida could compromise for fear of completely ostracising right wing and encouraging leadership challenge, analyst says