Japan boosts defence budget to â¹3L crore over N Korea threat
Japan's government has boosted the country's defence budget to a record level of nearly â¹3 lakh crore (Â¥5.19 trillion) for the next fiscal to strengthen its defence capabilities against threats posed by North Korea's nuclear programme. It is Japan's largest ever and sixth straight annual rise in defence spending under the leadership of PM Shinzo Abe.nn