China Absent as Japan Parades Gear at First Defense Show
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Japan showed off homegrown military equipment at its first international defense trade show this week -- an event featuring presentations from countries as far away as Norway and Poland, but none from China or South Korea.
Military officers from the U.S., Europe and Australia mingled with government defense officials and contractors among scale models of ships, planes and submarines. Former Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto, chairman of the MAST Asia 2015 event, raised concerns about China’s assertiveness immediately after welcoming delegates in the port city of Yokohama.