Japan's ambition to deliver a primary budget surplus for the first time in decades is going to be pushed back a year, a ...
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sought support for his minority government with the opening of parliament on Friday (Jan 24), as he aims to pass a record 115.5 trillion yen (S$1 trillion) annual ...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s goal of getting the annual budget passed — and perhaps the fate of his own political ...
Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...
(Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — While Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record defense budget for 2025, the 13th growth year in a row, Tokyo’s military posture vis-à ...