Japan's cabinet has approved a record-breaking defense budget for the next fiscal year, surpassing ¥9 trillion ($58 billion), representing a 9.4% increase from the previous year's budget. This hike is ...

Japan’s Cabinet yesterday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding ￥9 trillion (US$58 billion) for the coming year, ...

TOKYO: The Japanese government on Friday (Dec 26) approved a record budget for the upcoming fiscal year, to pay for everything from bigger defence spending to ballooning social security costs as ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet has approved a record 122.3 trillion yen - or US$783 billion budget for the ...

Japan's draft defense budget was set at a record 9.04 trillion yen ($58 billion) for fiscal 2026, Japan's Kyodo News cited ...

It forecasts a surplus of 1.34 trillion yen, which has been a government goal for more than 2 decades Read more at The ...

The budget comes as the market worries about Prime Minister Takaichi’s big spending policies adding to Japan’s public debt.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in November that her country's military could get involved if China were to take ...

Taiwan ’s legislature has voted to initiate impeachment proceedings against president William Lai, accusing him of ...

Japan's government approves a record $782bn budget, significantly increasing the Japan defence budget to counter rising ...