The nominee to be the Pentagon’s top Asia official has reiterated Washington’s demand that Japan further ramp up defense spending amid what it says are growing threats from China and North Korea. “Japan has long underemphasized spending for its own defense, especially given the threats posed by China and the DPRK,” John Noh, U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to be assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, said in confirmation testimony presented to the Senate Armed

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