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Japan approves record $56 billion military spending

Japan has approved record levels of defense spending in a major shift from its postwar approach to military spending. Japan will also loosened arms export controls for the first time in nearly a decade.

Japan’s defense spending will increase by more than 16% next year under a record military budget.

With Japan facing a regional threat in the shape of North Korea, the cash injection is intended to accelerate the deployment of long-range cruise missiles.

The budget adopted by the Cabinet also will further fortify the military with F-35 stealth combat jets and other American weapons as Japanese troops increasingly work with allies and take on more offensive roles.

Haagel ,

Things are heating up

Hyperreality ,

I wonder if and when they'll get nukes. They're more than capable of making them, they've been buying missiles and planes that can deliver them, and there's been discussions about if for a while now.

JohnDClay ,

No need for the cost as long as they’re under the US’s nuclear umbrella. So unless a president does something stupid, they’ll probably not get them.

Hyperreality , (edited )

So unless a president does something stupid,

A president did something stupid:

In Tokyo, such concerns have been often raised by former high-ranking national security officials. Most notably, in November, retired admiral Kawano Katsutoshi, the longest-serving chief of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces’ Joint Staff under the Abe Shinzo administration, cast doubt on the effectiveness of the current U.S. nuclear deterrence. ... “Regarding the United States’ nuclear umbrella, even if Washington says, ‘you don’t have to worry about it,’ a suspicion crosses my mind. Is it really okay?” Kawano said in a speech in Tokyo on November 20. “Even if the U.S. government says it will guarantee it 100 percent, a US president changes every four or eight years. It’s a democratic country, so its domestic public opinion always sways. The U.S. Congress is greatly influenced by public opinion,” Kawano said. The retired admiral specifically pointed out that former U.S. President Donald Trump used to profess Americans shouldn’t sacrifice their lives to fight for other nations under his “America First” policy. The late Abe Shinzo, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, said in late February 2022 that Tokyo should break a long-standing taboo and hold an open discussion on nuclear weapons – including a possible “nuclear-sharing” program similar to that of NATO – in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

ShittyBeatlesFCPres ,

Do you want more Godzillas? Because that’s how you get a Godzilla infestation.

autotldr Bot ,

This is the best summary I could come up with:

With Japan facing a regional threat in the shape of North Korea, the cash injection is intended to accelerate the deployment of long-range cruise missiles.

The budget adopted by the Cabinet also will further fortify the military with F-35 stealth combat jets and other American weapons as Japanese troops increasingly work with allies and take on more offensive roles.

The announcement signals a major break from Japan’s postwar principle of limiting the country’s use of force to self-defense.

Germany, another major defeated power in World War II, has also been looking to expand its military spending and activities for the modern era in recent decades.

The most recent and major catalyst to this process, which began with deployments in places like Kosovo and Afghanistan, was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, after which Germany has increased its defense budget, reaching a total spend of just over €60 billion (if including supplementary funds not in the government’s main budget) in 2023.

The Japanese Foreign Ministry said the change would contribute to reinforce the bilateral security cooperation and the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific, but opponents said it would let Japanese-made weapons help in escalating conflicts.

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