Published Oct 19, 2026, 9:43 PM ET · Updated 25 days ago · 1 source

Japan’s Katayama Vows Fiscal Prudence on Defense Funding

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Japan will take fiscal sustainability into account as it considers how to fund increased defense spending, the nation’s finance minister said, after local media reported that the government was weighing an additional corporate tax hike to finance the measure.