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By Takahito Higuchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
15:47 JST,
November 3, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR — Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has been increasing his political presence in the roughly two weeks since taking his post, proactively disseminating information via social media about the movements of other countries’ military forces around Japan and holding meetings twice with U.S....