防衛大臣の小泉進次郎氏は金曜日、日本の2026年度防衛費および関連費の当初予算が約10.6兆円（665億ドル）で、2022年GDP比約1.9％に相当すると述べた。日本は2027年度までに2％目標を設定している。
小泉進次郎防衛大臣は金曜日、記者団に対し、2026年度の防衛費および関連費の当初予算が約10.6兆円（665億ドル）で、2022年GDP比約1.9％になると明らかにした。2026年度のGDP見通しを用いると、この比率は約1.5％となるという。
日本政府は2022年末に策定した3つの主要安全保障文書で、2027年度までの5年間に約43兆円を防衛に充てる計画を立てた。長年1％前後に抑えていた防衛費を、中国や北朝鮮などの脅威増大に対応して引き上げる方針転換だ。
昨年12月の補正予算では、安全保障・外交費として1.7兆円を追加し、10月に就任した高市早苗首相の下で、従来の予定より2年早く2％目標を達成した。防衛予算のGDP比は2023年度1.4％、2024年度1.6％、2025年度1.8％と着実に上昇しており、小泉氏は2022年度GDPを基準とする比較が適切だと述べた。
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The Japanese government approved an 8.56 trillion yen stopgap budget on March 27 to fund operations for the first 11 days of fiscal 2026 starting April 1, due to stalled upper house deliberations on the main 122.31 trillion yen budget passed by the lower house earlier this month. This is the first such provisional measure in 11 years, backed by ruling and main opposition parties, and expected to pass parliament on March 30.
China announced on Thursday a 7% increase in defense spending for 2026, the lowest rate in five years but still exceeding economic growth targets amid rising regional tensions. The move supports military modernization by 2035, with references to Taiwan. Premier Li Qiang highlighted improvements in combat readiness.
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Japan's House of Representatives passed the fiscal 2026 budget proposal on March 14, supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Japan Innovation Party's majority, sending it to the House of Councillors. The budget totals a record 122.3 trillion yen, drawing criticism from opposition parties over the short deliberation time. The ruling coalition aims for passage by the fiscal year-end despite uncertainties in the upper house.
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and allies secured 352 seats in the February 9 House of Representatives election, surpassing the two-thirds majority and paving the way for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's re-election. Japanese and Chinese experts warn that this could accelerate military expansion and constitutional revision, heightening Asia-Pacific tensions.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned in a new analysis that high defence spending poses risks despite growth impulses. In Germany, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) plans about 83 billion euros for defence this year. Worldwide, roughly half of all countries have raised their military budgets over the past five years.
The Japanese government is set to express willingness to participate in the United States' next-generation missile defense system, known as the Golden Dome, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi likely conveying this stance to President Donald Trump at their summit next week. The system is slated to begin operations before January 2029, and Japan hopes it will also enhance its own defenses.