The annual budget will be the first to be compiled by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who has made "proactive" spending a ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is finalizing a fiscal 2026 draft budget totaling around 122.3 trillion yen ($785 billion), a second straight all-time high, with the assumed interest rate used to ...

NHK has learned that the Japanese government is in the final stage of compiling a draft budget worth about 122.3 trillion yen, or about 784 billion dollars, for the next fiscal year starting in April.

Japan's upper house passed an 18.3 trillion yen ($118 billion) extra budget on Tuesday, giving Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ...

Total spending in Japan's draft budget for fiscal 2026 will likely exceed 120 trillion yen ($775 billion) to hit a new record ...

The Japanese government is planning to request a record-large defense budget exceeding 9 trillion yen, or about 58.12 billion ...

If approved, the budget would surpass the 115.2 trillion yen record set in 2025. Rising personnel and fixed costs, alongside ...

Japan’s Finance Ministry will set a key rate used to calculate the country’s likely interest payments on bonds next fiscal year at 3.0%, the highest in nearly three decades, according to people ...

Japan contemplates its largest-ever budget to bolster the economy amid rising inflation and debt. Prime Minister Takaichi is ...

Japan is considering allocating about 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for next fiscal year's defense budget, including plans to deploy long-range missiles and drones, sources close to the matter said.