[#Japan announced the highest defense budget application amount in history #] #Japan will build a multi-level coastal defense system #Xinhua News Agency Tokyo, August 29 (reporter Li Ziyue, Chen Zean) Japan's Ministry of Finance announced on the 29th the total budget application submitted by various government departments for the fiscal year 2026, of which the defense budget application amount is as high as 8.8454 trillion yen (1 US dollar about 147 yen), a record high.
According to Japanese media reports, Japan currently plans to build a multi-level coastal defense system through mass introduction of drones, with total procurement funding of up to 312.8 billion yen. These drones will be used for multiple tasks such as "intercepting coastal invading ships" and "gathering intelligence".In addition, the Defense Ministry also listed 1,0246 trillion yen for the construction of "extra-defense counter-attack capabilities" capable of launching attacks beyond enemy range.
In order to achieve a fundamental strengthening of defense forces, the Japanese government previously decided to increase the total defense spending to approximately 43 trillion yen in the five years from fiscal year 2023 to 2027, and increase the total scale of defense spending to domestic product in fiscal year 2027. 2% of the total value. Fiscal year 2026 is the fourth year of the plan. If this application amount is included, the cumulative scale of Japan's defense expenses will reach about 32.6 trillion yen.
In response to the Japanese government's continued push for arms expansion, Tokyo Shimbun recently published an article stating that it asked the Ministry of Defense to disclose relevant information to prove the need to maintain high defense fees, but was rejected. The article criticized: "While the basis for the high budget of 43 trillion yen has not yet been fully explained, the government even uses national debt, which was originally regarded as a 'taboo', and further expands military spending. Eighty years after the war, has the government forgotten the lessons left by the great war that ultimately led to destruction due to arms expansion?" (The Xinhua Agency video was previously reported)