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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his policy speech during the first day of an ordinary session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo January 23, 2023.
TOKYO, Dec 22 — Japan approved today a record defence budget worth US$56 billion (RM259 billion) for the next fiscal year, as tensions rise with China and North Korea.
The ¥7.95 trillion (RM259 billion) draft budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year was approved by the cabinet, in line with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s pledge to raise defence spending over the next few years.
Japan has a pacifist post-war constitution, which limits its military capacity to ostensibly defensive measures.
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But it updated key security and defence policies last year, explicitly outlining the challenge posed by China and setting a goal of doubling defence spending to the Nato standard of two per cent of GDP by 2027.
The defence budget announced today includes ¥370 billion to build two new warships rigged with the US-developed Aegis missile defence system.
Japan also plans to spend ¥734 billion to shore up the nation’s “stand-off” defence capacity such as purchases of missiles.
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And about ¥75 billion will be used for joint development of interceptors to shoot down hypersonic missiles.
The budget also includes costs Japan agreed to pay to the United States over the relocation of the US forces in Japan.
The defence budget is part of the ¥112.07 trillion Japan plans to spend for the next fiscal year, down from a record ¥114.4 trillion in the previous year.
Japan wants to dramatically expand the country’s defence capacity as it has been alarmed by China’s expanding military ambitions.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has also stoked fears that China may move to take over Taiwan, a self-governed democracy claimed by Beijing.
North Korea’s missile launches and the possibility of future nuclear tests have also pushed Japan to boost its defence spending.
Earlier this year, Kishida said Japan would purchase 400 Tomahawk missiles from the United States. — AFP
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