Japanese Military Maybe Getting Boost In Spending

[Husky_Khan]

Japan's Defense Budget is typically a bit less then 1% of GDP but the Prime Minister wants to increase it to 2% of GDP or about $36 billion and to do so within the next five years.

Japan has long capped its annual defense spending at about 1 percent of GDP, or over 5 trillion yen ($36 billion). The Defense Ministry has said 48 trillion yen will be required for the next five years to improve the country's defense capabilities amid China's growing military strength and North Korea's missile development.

"The defense budget needs to be urgently increased within five years," Kishida was quoted by Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada as saying at their meeting. "We need to secure necessary funds swiftly...instead of saying we could not do so due to the lack of financial resources."

Kishida orders funds to raise Japan's defense budget to 2% of GDP

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Nov. 28 instructed his defense and finance ministers to secure funds to increase Japan's defense budget to 2 percent of gross domestic product in fiscal 2027.

english.kyodonews.net

 

[Buba]

Good for them.

 

[Sailor.X]

Well they got to pay for an battalion of these somehow.

 

[ATP]

Well they got to pay for an battalion of these somehow.

Nope,only one Mechagodzilla !

 

[gral]

Japan's Defense Budget is typically a bit less then 1% of GDP but the Prime Minister wants to increase it to 2% of GDP or about $36 billion and to do so within the next five years.

I wonder how mucho fit will be going to equipment purchase, and how much of it will be going to try to retain people - the SDF is notoriously short on benefits like you may find on the US Armed Forces, for example; this is one of the factors that hinder recruitment and retention.

 

[Lord Sovereign]

If Japan is serious about China’s threat, then Article 9 has to go in the bin. Spending’s probably got to go up to about 3% as well.

 

[gral]

If Japan is serious about China’s threat, then Article 9 has to go in the bin. Spending’s probably got to go up to about 3% as well.

Japan is looking real hard at buying Tomahawks from 2027 on. This tells me Article 9 is effectively dead letter now.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Perun did his latest video on Japan's Defense Strategy and ReArmament!