Japan's ambition to deliver a primary budget surplus for the first time in decades is going to be pushed back a year, a ...

Japan is likely to miss achieving its goal of running a primary budget surplus by the next fiscal year, according to three ...

Japan is likely to miss the fiscal discipline target it had aimed to achieve in the next fiscal year starting in April due ...

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

Japan’s primary balance is once again set to miss its long-standing target of achieving a balanced budget by the year ending ...

TOKYO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Japan's government is set to compile a record $735 billion budget for the fiscal year from April due to larger social security and debt-servicing costs, adding to the ...

As funds for Japan's official security assistance increase, so will Tokyo's efforts to boost the number of countries it ...

Japan’s finances are becoming increasingly ... costs - in the fiscal year to March 2026. The government, however, has missed budget-balancing targets for a decade. The Ministry of Finance ...

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

The suspended leader of the Democratic Party for the People voiced support for the budget bill if the items in the pact with ...

It’s also on track with Japan’s defense buildup plan and its goal to gradually increase its defense budget to 8.9 trillion yen, or about $56.1 billion, by fiscal 2027. The government in 2022 ...

JAPAN’S government on Friday (Dec 27) approved a record Budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on social welfare, as the population ages, and defence to tackle regional threats. The ...