New Japanese prime minister to accelerate rearmament

Sanae Takaichi said during her first major policy speech today that her government will drastically enhance Japan’s already powerful military. “The free, open and stable international order that we were accustomed to is violently shaken in the face of historic change of power balance and intensifying geopolitical competitions,” she said. “In the region around Japan, military activities and other actions from our neighbors China, North Korea and Russia are causing grave concerns.” She plans to raise military spending to 2 percent of gross domestic product by March, up from 1.2 percent in 2023. With Japan currently a U.S. ally, its rapid rearmament may seem like a positive development for global stability. But Bible prophecy forecasts something much different: “Japan’s Coming Betrayal of America.”