{"id":38811,"date":"2017-12-27T14:58:21","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T14:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/27\/japan-cabinet-approves-record-46b-defense-budget\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:03:23","slug":"japan-cabinet-approves-record-46b-defense-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2017\/12\/27\/japan-cabinet-approves-record-46b-defense-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Cabinet approves record $46B defense budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TOKYO \u2014 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\u2019s Cabinet has approved the biggest 5.19 trillion yen (U.S. $45.82 billion) defense budget to bolster ballistic missile defense capability amid escalating threats from North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the plan endorsed Friday, Japan\u2019s 2018 defense budget rises 1.3 percent from the current year. It would be the sixth annual increase under Abe, who ended a decade of military budget cuts since taking office in 2012. The defense spending is part of Japan\u2019s 97.7 trillion yen national budget for 2018 \u2014 also the biggest of its kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cabinet also approved 23.5 billion yen in defense spending through March for next-generation missile interceptors \u2014 an initial cost of advanced U.S. missile combat systems Aegis Ashore and other equipment. The budget plans still need parliamentary approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2017\/12\/26\/japan-south-korea-may-refit-naval-ships-for-f-35-fighters\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f-35b-taking-off.jpg_71ea27.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Japan, South Korea may refit naval ships for F-35 fighters<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Amid growing tensions in the region, both Japan and South Korea are reportedly investigating options to operate the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter on board their respective ships.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cabinet\u2019s budget approval comes just days after it announced a decision to deploy a set of the costly land-based Aegis Ashore system to increase Japanese defense against a possibility of incoming missiles from North Korea. The exact cost of the two units was not released, but Defense Ministry officials say it could be 200 billion yen or higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abe backs U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s pressure campaign against North Korea and has pledged to beef up Japan\u2019s ballistic missile defense with American weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abe has called the North Korean missile threat a \u201cnational crisis\u201d for Japan, luring public support for greater military roles and equipment that used to be taboo under Japan\u2019s strict self-defense-only policy. Earlier this year, a missile defense panel of Abe\u2019s ruling party proposed allowing preemptive strikes and the use of cruise missiles, though opponents say they violate Japan\u2019s pacifist Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The budget plan includes more than 2 billion yen for a 500-kilometer (310-mile) range, Norwegian-developed cruise missile that can be fired from F-35 stealth fighter jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The budget also includes compatibility studies on U.S.-made, 900-kilometer range cruise missiles. Japan is also buying next-generation interceptors jointly developed by Japan and the U.S. for increased range and accuracy, and Japan plans to upgrade its home-made defense air control and advanced radar systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense officials say Japan needs to drastically and quickly improve its missile defense in the face of North Korea\u2019s advancing missile technology. 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