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Story summary
- Japan is purchasing a former Nippon Steel site in Kure, Hiroshima to build a defence hub.
- The hub will combine military facilities, logistics and production to sustain forces in a prolonged conflict.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned a Taiwan war could become a survival-threatening situation for Japan.
- Tokyo deepened defence ties with Australia after Defence Minister Richard Marles met Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on August 18.
