North Korean missile threats drive Japan’s defense budget to record high



Analysis North Korean missile threats drive Japan’s defense budget to record high Tokyo embracing new measures to reconfigure national security strategies while boosting Self-Defense Force capabilities Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi September 14, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Japanese Honor Guard troops take part in the arrival ceremony for Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin in Tokyo, March 2021 \| Image: U.S. Secretary of Defense via Flickr Japan has unveiled its largest-ever defense budget request for fiscal year 2023, seeking over $40 billion (5.59 trillion yen) plus over 100 itemized requests to significantly enhance the readiness of the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) to confront threats from North Korea, China and elsewhere. The itemized requests are based on the new capabilities and measures that accord with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s plans to “fundamentally reinforce” national defense capabilities within five years under the new National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Program Guidelines (NDPG) and the Medium-Term Defense Program (MTDP) due by the end of the year. Thus Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade 02How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 03How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 04All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 05No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 06What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 07North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast 08From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea

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North Korean missile threats drive Japan’s defense budget to record high

Tokyo embracing new measures to reconfigure national security strategies while boosting Self-Defense Force capabilities

Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi September 14, 2022

North Korean missile threats drive Japan’s defense budget to record high

Japanese Honor Guard troops take part in the arrival ceremony for Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin in Tokyo, March 2021 | Image: U.S. Secretary of Defense via Flickr

Japan has unveiled its largest-ever defense budget request for fiscal year 2023, seeking over $40 billion (5.59 trillion yen) plus over 100 itemized requests to significantly enhance the readiness of the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) to confront threats from North Korea, China and elsewhere.

The itemized requests are based on the new capabilities and measures that accord with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s plans to “fundamentally reinforce” national defense capabilities within five years under the new National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Program Guidelines (NDPG) and the Medium-Term Defense Program (MTDP) due by the end of the year.

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North Korean missile threats drive Japan’s defense budget to record high

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