New Takaichi Cabinet Faces Defense-Related Challenges
Tokyo, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)--The revamped cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to accelerate debates on strengthening the country's defense capabilities, with the government planning to update its three key national security-related documents by year-end. As further increases in defense spending may be inevitable, the focus will be on the size of the defense budget and ...
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's newly restructured cabinet is set to accelerate discussions on bolstering Japan's defense capabilities, according to Jiji Press. The government aims to revise its three major national security documents by the end of the year. As defense spending is expected to rise, the emphasis will be on the budget's scale and financial resources.
Both China and Russia are intensifying their military activities near Japan, prompting Tokyo to hasten efforts to enhance deterrence. The fiscal 2025 defense budget of approximately 11 trillion yen meets the government's goal of increasing defense spending's share of the gross domestic product to 2 percent two years early. However, the Takaichi administration faces a challenge due to U.S. President Donald Trump's call for allies to raise their defense spending to 3.5 percent of GDP. The cabinet must now decide how to address this matter in the security documents during the update.
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