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Japan’s government has approved its largest military budget in 70 years, in contravention of the country’s pacifist constitution, in a display of force to its highly militarized neighbors. The extra military spending comes amid a stalling economy.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet has given the green light to an unprecedented nearly 5 trillion yen ($42 billion) defense budget, which comes into force in April. The extra military expenditure mirrors an expanded overall budget, which has reached a record 96.3 trillion yen ($814 billion). The budget still awaits parliament’s approval, where the government coalition headed by Abe has a majority in both houses.
The 2 percent increase in military spending is the third hike during Abe’s rule. Since he took office in December 2012, Abe ended the 11-year decline in defense spending. In 2002, Tokyo passed its previous highest military budget of 4.96 trillion yen.
وافقت الحكومة اليابانية برئاسة شينزو آبي على أكبر ميزانية عسكرية منذ الحرب العالمية الثانية في مخالفة واضحة للدستور السلمي للبلاد واستعراض القوة لجيرانها خاصة في ظل تصاعد التوتر بينها وبين الصين في بحر الصين الشرقي
الزيادة في الإنفاق العسكري بلغت 2% وهوثالث ارتفاع لها بعهد الرئيس شينزو آبي منذ توليه الرئاسة في 2012
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