Japan's Defense Ministry requested a record budget of 8.8 trillion yen ($60 billion) for fiscal 2026 on Friday, focusing on deploying various missiles and drones to defend remote islands as China has been increasing military activities.The request exceeds the largest-ever initial budget of 8.5 trillion yen for the current fiscal 2025 starting in April and is in line with Japan's defense buildup plan totaling 43 trillion yen for five years from fiscal 2023.Under the requested budget, about 1 trillion yen will be used to obtain "standoff" missiles targeting adversaries from outside their stri…READ FULL ARTICLE
