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The military budget of Japan is the portion of the overall budget of Japan that is allocated for the funding of the Japanese Self-Defence Forces.This military budget finances employee salaries and training costs, the maintenance of equipment and facilities, support of new or ongoing operations, and the development and procurement of new weapons, equipment, and vehicles.
Japan’s Defense Ministry on Friday sought a record 8.5 trillion yen ($59 billion) budget for the next year to fortify its deterrence on southwestern islands against China’s increasing threat.
Japan has been struggling to fulfill Self-Defense Force, or SDF, troop levels at 247,000 people. The SDF has faced difficulty attracting young applicants in recent years and fulfilled only half of its recruiting target of 19,598 last year, making it the lowest in the 70 years of its history.
Japan's defence ministry made a record spending request on Thursday of 7.7 trillion yen ($52.67 billion), for fiscal 2024, the latest step of a plan to boost defence spending by 43 trillion yen ...
Japan plans to double defense spending by 2027, the largest increase in nearly 70 years. The Ukraine war has prompted many countries to bolster their defense.
As of 2005, Japan's military budget was maintained at about 3% of the national budget. About half of the military budget is spent on personnel costs, while the rest is reserved for weapons programs, maintenance, and operating costs. [6] As of 2023, Japan has the tenth largest defense budget in the world. [7] The defense budget for the fiscal ...
As of 2005, Japan's military budget equalled about 3% of the national budget; about half is spent on personnel costs, while the rest is for weapons programs, maintenance and operating costs. [89] As of 2011, Japan has the world's eighth-largest military budget .
The budget for the fiscal year starting April 1 will rise 1.1% to 5.4 trillion yen ($47.18 billion), still less than a quarter of China's military budget this year according to official Beijing data.