TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Japan's defense ministry requested a $40 billion budget on Wednesday, pointing to the war in Ukraine and warning that the world
Japan's defence ministry requested a $40 billion budget on Wednesday, pointing to the war in Ukraine and warning that the world faces its "toughest challenges" since World War II.
Japan is set to approve what could be its biggest increase in defense outlays since the end of the war, putting it on a path to become one of the world’s top military spenders. In a Defense Ministry budget request for fiscal 2023 expected by the end of August, Prime…