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Japan’s Cabinet okays record $58bn def budget, aiming to deter China
Hindustan Times Ranchi
|December 27, 2025
TOKYO: Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defence budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defence with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals as tensions rise in the region.
The draft budget for fiscal 2026 beginning April is up 9.4% from 2025 and marks the fourth year of Japan's ongoing five-year programme to double annual arms spending to 2% of gross domestic product.
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