Under the defense strategy, Japan aims to eventually double its annual military spending to around 10 trillion yen ($63 billion), making it the world’s No. 3 military spender after the United ...

He also wrote that the talks will cover "tariffs, the cost of military support ... compared to expectations of a 3.1% rise ...

Japan's defense spending and related costs for fiscal 2025 are expected to total 9.9 trillion yen ($70 billion), equivalent ...

Trump pushes for a rapid trade deal with Japan, linking tariffs, military spending, and investment incentives as markets ...

Japan may have averted U.S. pressure for a stronger yen in bilateral finance talks on Thursday, but a closer look at ...

This comes as China is modernizing its military power rapidly ... guidelines in 2022, Japan's defense budget was limited to only 1 percent of GDP, or 5 trillion yen ($35 billion), by its ...

Japan's minister of economic revitalization Ryosei Akazawa arrives at Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's residence in Tokyo, Oct ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -When Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato meets his U.S. counterpart Scott Bessent in Washington this week, the yen is shaping up to be a major topic of discussion ...