Shinjiro Koizumi

The Defense Ministry has introduced an e-scooter sharing service at its Tokyo headquarters. The move raised concerns about possible leakage of location data for employees handling classified information.

April 17, 2026 Ti AI ṣe iroyin

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that Japan's initial budget for defense spending and related costs in fiscal 2026 totals about 10.6 trillion yen ($66.5 billion), roughly 1.9 percent of its 2022 gross domestic product or around 1.5 percent using projected fiscal 2026 GDP. Japan aims to raise spending to 2 percent of GDP by fiscal 2027.