Japan’s record defense budget signals its alarm at China, North Korea advances
FPI / September 6, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Aug. 31 Japan’s Ministry of Defense requested a record budget of $59.9 billion for the fiscal budget year that begins on April 1, 2024. It is part of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s five-year $295 billion defense spending plan that will exceed Japan’s 1 percent of […]