JAPAN APPROVES RECORD $58 BILLION DEFENSE BUDGET AS ASIA ARMS RACE ACCELERATES Japan’s Cabinet just approved a record defense budget exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for fiscal 2026, up 9.4% from last year. The focus: strike-back capability, cruise missiles, and unmanned drones to counter China. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in November that Japan’s […] The post JAPAN APPROVES RECORD $58 BILLION DEFENSE BUDGET AS ASIA ARMS RACE ACCELERATES first appeared on The Zambian Observer .