According to a report by Japan's Kyodo News Agency, on the 26th local time, the Japanese government approved the 2026 fiscal year budget, which included defense spending over 9 trillion yen, a record high. The budget will be submitted to the regular session of the National Assembly for consideration in January 2026. If approved, Japan's defense budget will grow for 14 consecutive years. Experts say that this budget not only means a qualitative change in Japan's defense strategy from “exclusive defense” to “active deterrence,” but also further pushes it to a “capable warfare country” with ocean combat and long-range strike capabilities, fundamentally shaking Japan's military position after the war, and will have a profound impact on the regional security pattern. “This also once again reveals Japan's paranoid strategic mentality and dangerous policy orientation based on begging for neighbors.”

According to a report by Japan's Kyodo News Agency, on the 26th local time, the Japanese government approved the 2026 fiscal year budget, which included defense spending over 9 trillion yen, a record high. The budget will be submitted to the regular session of the National Assembly for consideration in January 2026. If approved, Japan's defense budget will grow for 14 consecutive years. Experts say that this budget not only means a qualitative change in Japan's defense strategy from “exclusive defense” to “active deterrence,” but also further pushes it to a “capable warfare country” with ocean combat and long-range strike capabilities, fundamentally shaking Japan's military position after the war, and will have a profound impact on the regional security pattern. “This also once again reveals Japan's paranoid strategic mentality and dangerous policy orientation based on begging for neighbors.”