Japan Fast-Tracks Military Spending Increase

Japan Fast-Tracks Military Spending Increase

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3 Video Views·Dec 23, 2025

Japan is fast-tracking a major increase in defense spending, moving two years ahead of schedule.

The country’s parliament has approved plans for increasing its defense budget to 2 percent of its GDP, the largest military budget in Japan’s history since World War II.

The urgency comes amid China’s increasing military aggression and calls from the Trump administration for Japan and allies to spend more on defense.

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