Japan's defense budget nears 2% of GDP as Trump pressure looms

Japan's defense budget nears 2% of GDP as Trump pressure looms

TOKYO -- Japan's defense budget will rise to nearly 2% of the economy this fiscal year, but the government is likely to face pressure from the Trump a

Japan to boost defense spending to 1.8% of GDP, reaching $70 billion this fiscal year

Defense minister says defense spending will reach 2% of GDP by 2027 - Anadolu Ajansı

The Minister of Defense, Gen Nakatani, has unveiled this Tuesday the road map, which passes by investing in the next fiscal year about 9.9 billion yen (about 61 billion euros) to Defense, within an update of the guidelines set in this matter at the end of 2022 and which in its day marked a turning point.