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 ...

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 ...

The Japanese government has approved its first basic plan outlining the direction of its policy on artificial intelligence ...

Under the new budget, more than 970 billion yen ($6.2bn) is earmarked to enhance Japan’s “standoff” missile capabilities.

Prime Minister Takaichi’s cabinet approved a $783 bn draft budget, capping bond issuance and cutting debt financing to the ...