Defense Ministry requests ¥5.1 trillion for fiscal 2017 to address new threats
The Defense Ministry requests more than ¥5.1 trillion for fiscal 2017 to deal with North Korea, China and terrorism that is putting ordinary Japanese at risk.
Japan's fiscal 2015 budget requests likely to be record, top ¥101 trillion
Fiscal 2015 budget requests from all ministries and agencies are likely to top ¥101 trillion, the highest ever, sources said. Growing social security expenses are responsible for swelling requests for the general account budget, which totaled ¥99.25 trillion for this fiscal year. The requests point to ...
Japan budget requests likely to top ¥100 trillion for second year in fiscal 2014
Fiscal 2014 initial budget requests from all ministries and agencies are expected to exceed ¥100 trillion for the second straight year, sources say.
