Iwaya told Rubio and Waltz that Japan had no choice but to continue increasing defense capabilities given the situation in East Asia, foreign ministry spokesperson Toshihiro Kitamura told a news conference in Washington. (Reporting by David Brunnstrom; Writing by John Geddie; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Michael Perry)

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