The Japanese Cabinet has approved a record 8.7 trillion yen ($55 billion) defense budget plan for 2025 as Japan accelerates ...

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet on Friday approved a record $730 billion ...

Japan's government on Friday approved a record budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on social welfare, as the ...

Japan's cabinet on Friday approved a record $730 billion budget for the fiscal year starting in April, while limiting new ...

Populations are aging rapidly in much of the rich world, forcing governments to spend increasing amounts on pensions.

Japan's government on Friday approved a 115.5 trillion yen ($730 billion) draft budget for fiscal year 2025, with the plan ...

The Japanese government is expected to approve a record initial budget Friday for the next fiscal year that will ramp up ...

Japan's defense budget grew to a record 8.70 trillion yen ($55 billion) for fiscal 2025, the government said Friday, as the ...

Japan’s cabinet approved a new $55.13 billion defense budget on Friday, marking the 13th consecutive year that Tokyo has ...

Japan’s Cabinet has approved the country’s largest-ever defense budget for the coming fiscal year, in keeping with its plan ...

Japan is one of the world's oldest societies, and this year the proportion of its people aged 65 or over reached a record ...