Japan for First Time Mentions Taiwan Stability in Defense Paper.

Keywords: ALLTOP; ASIA; ASIATOP; BUSINESS; CHINA; COS; DRG; ELECT; EXE; GEN; GENTOP; GLOBALMACR; GOV; HEA; HUMANRIGHT; INDUSTRIES; JAPAN; NORTHAM; POL; SKOREA; US; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAS EN ALLTOP ASIA ASIATOP BUSINESS CHINA COS DRG ELECT EXE GEN GENTOP GLOBALMACR GOV HEA HUMANRIGHT INDUSTRIES JAPAN NORTHAM POL SKOREA US WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAS Japan for the first time referred to the importance of stability around Taiwan in its annual defense report, ratcheting up its concerns over the island that has been a flashpoint in tensions between China and the U.S. QW3V2CT1UM0W (Bloomberg) -- Japan for the first time referred to the importance of stability around Taiwan in its annual defense report, ratcheting up its concerns over the island that has been a flashpoint in tensions between China and the U.S. The wording in the "Defense of Japan" white paper released Tuesday is set to increase friction between the two biggest economies in Asia. Separately, Japan's white paper also included a column on the sharp increase in South Korea's defense spending. [Extracted from the article]