American media exclaimed: Japan will double the defense budget, and the global ranking will jump from ninth to third

According to a Bloomberg report on the 26th, Japan will approve a plan that may be the largest increase in defense expenditure since the end of World War II, which will gradually make Japan one of the countries with the largest number of military expenditures in the world.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Wenxiong Map Source: People's Vision

In a budget application for fiscal 2023, which is expected to be completed by the end of August, the Liberal Democratic Party, which is the leader of the Japanese Prime Minister Kishita, plans to overturn the defense expenses on the basis of 5.4 trillion yen this year in the next 5 years. Essence According to data from the Stockholm International Institute of Peace (SIPRI), this move may promote the ninth place in Japan from the ninth place in military expenditure to the third place, second only to the United States and China.

"Maybe most people think that if we double the defense budget, we will get many equipment," said Professor Kimosawa University of Technology and the retired Japanese maritime self -defense team, "but this is not just buying more more The problem of things. "Bloomberg said that in addition to buying some equipment, Japan also faces the pressure of increasing expenditure on the salary, ammunition, spare parts and logistics such as the Self -Defense Forces.

Japanese Land Self -Defense Force Source: People's Vision

Bloomberg pointed out that Japan usually controls the defense budget to about 1%of the GDP (GDP), and relies on the American "nuclear protection umbrella" under the peace constitution to support its own military capabilities. However, according to Japan's "Daily News" and other media news, this time Japan will not set the upper limit of the budget application, which is an unusual measure.

According to the Kyodo News Agency, although the 2023 fiscal year defense budget applied to the financial department of the Ministry of Defense exceeded 5.5 trillion yen, the final number is expected to be higher, because the defense province has listed about 100 items. According to a source, the amount of this part of "exceeds 1 trillion yen", and the final defense budget application "reaches 6.5 trillion yen should undoubtedly."

Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun" said that the Ministry of Defense is studying new equipment, including improving missiles, radar systems and drones. Japan also plans to deploy about 1,000 missiles, which can be launched on warships and aircraft. In addition, some budgets will be used to jointly develop next -generation fighters with Britain.

Although Ito Toshiro had served in the Japanese Maritime Self -Defense Force, he did not think that Japan needed more warships. He told Bloomberg that he must raise the salary of the members of the Self -Defense Force, otherwise, even if he expands the fighter fleet, it is difficult to find enough pilots.

Japanese Land Self -Defense Force Source: People's Vision

According to US media reports, the number of Japanese self -defense forces is about 16,000 less than 16,000 people. Experts said that some of the reasons for this gap are that in this most aging country in the world, people with appropriate ages are relatively short. Another reason is that the Japanese government's attitude towards salaries.

Bloomberg pointed out that since the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power in 2012, Japan's defense budget policy has undergone a 180 -degree turn. In the past 10 years, Japan has been gradually increasing defense expenses.

(Edit: ZLQ)

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