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A Philippine Navy member looks at the Japanese destroyer Takanami during an exercise in the South China Sea, June 2025. (STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images) Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a ...

Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen for the coming year TOKYO -- Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in November that her country's military could get involved if China were to take action against Taiwan, the self-governing island that Beijing says must ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japan’s Cabinet approved a record $58-billion defense budget for fiscal year 2026, up 9.4% and focused on ...

Japan is seeking to bolster its defense capabilities in the face of "the most severe" security environment since the end of World War II. The Japanese Cabinet on Friday approved a record budget for ...

Japanese strike-back capabilities and coastal defences to be boosted while Beijing accuses Tokyo of fuelling a ‘space arms race’ Japan’s cabinet has approved a record high defence budget as tensions ...

Sometimes the wheels of Japanese government turn slowly. Very, very slowly. As an example, way back in 1954 the cabinet of Japan said “Hey, everybody, please use the Kunrei romanization system for ...

TOKYO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet on Friday approved a record $785 billion budget for the next fiscal year, aiming to strike a balance between her proactive ...

FILE - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File)(AP/Kiyoshi ...