(FILES) This file photo taken on October 14, 2012 shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force P3-C patrol aircraft releasing anti-IR-missile flares during a 2012 fleet review over Sagami Bay, off Japan's Kanagawa prefecture. - Japan announced on December 16, 2022 its biggest defence overhaul in decades, hiking spending, reshaping its military command and acquiring new missiles to tackle the threat from China. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)