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Japan’s university defence bids surge as post-war taboo fades amid China concerns

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Japanese universities and other educational institutions more than doubled their applications for defence ministry research funding this year to a record 291, up from 123 last year, as Tokyo moves to strengthen its defence capabilities. The increase is the clearest sign yet that academia’s decades-long resistance to military-linked work is diminishing. The bids accounted for more than half the record 560 applications received by the ministry this year, up from 340 last year, with the rest coming...

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