Japan may increase its military spending to around $74 billion

“In terms of defense spending, the 2% of GDP target is just a signal to the outside to demonstrate Japan's strong intention.

And if everything that is needed is included in the budget, it will reach the level of 10 trillion yen, ”RIA Novosti quotes her.

According to the agency, Japan currently spends about 5.4 trillion yen (about $40 billion) on defense, which is about 1.24% of GDP.

Earlier, French leader Emmanuel Macron called on the head of the country's defense ministry to revise the law on military programming and noted that France "has entered the military economy."