Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his official residence in Tokyo Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. Japan's Cabinet has approved a record-high military spending plan as Tokyo steps up cooperation with Washington amid China's increasingly assertive activity in regional seas. The 5.1 trillion yen ($42.1 billion) budget proposal endorsed Wednesday is up 1.5 percent from this year. It would be the fourth annual increase under Abe, who ended a decade of defense budget cuts. (Kyodo News via AP) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
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