FOCUS: Stakes high for Japan PM's tax hike plan to boost defense

Japan's pledge to boost defense spending to 43 trillion yen ($312 billion) over the next five years has become a high-stakes gambit for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who has decided to push through tax increases to fund it.

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