The Japanese government has boosted its defense budget to a record 7.95 trillion yen for 2024.
日本政府将2024年的国防预算提高到创纪录的7.95万亿日元。
The figure, which amounts to about 56 billion US dollars, marks a 16 percent year-on-year jump, hitting an all-time high for the 10th consecutive year.
这一数字约为560亿美元,同比增长16%,连续第10年创下历史新高。
The move came as Japan accelerates its deployment of long-range missiles to shore up its defensive capabilities in the face of perceived geopolitical threats.
此举正值日本加速部署远程导弹,以增强其防御能力,以应对其感知到的地缘政治威胁。
Meanwhile, the country has relaxed its arms export controls for the first time since 2014.
与此同时,该国自2014年以来首次放松了武器出口管制。
It now allows weapons made in the country under foreign licenses to be shipped to the licensing nations.
它现在允许在外国许可下在该国制造的武器运往许可国。