Japan’s Cabinet Approves Record Defence Budget To Counter China Threat

Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record defence budget exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for fiscal 2026, marking a significant escalation in military spending amid rising regional tensions, particularly with China.This draft budget represents a 9.4 per cent increase from the previous year and forms part of Japan’s ambitious five-year programme to double annual arms expenditure to 2 per cent
Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record defence budget exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for fiscal 2026, marking a significant escalation in military spending amid rising regional tensions, particularly with China.This draft budget represents a 9.4 per cent increase from the previous year and forms part of Japan’s ambitious five-year programme to double annual arms expenditure to 2 per cent
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