{"id":"n_3whwsrljmia5fsyfdbva","seq":10946775,"kind":"article","title":"Japan considers setting five-year defense spending plan at ¥60 trillion","url":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/14/japan/politics/defense-spending-defense-ministry-finance-ministry","summary":"The Defense Ministry estimates that necessary defense expenditures for the five-year period will total ¥70 trillion to ¥80 trillion.","published":"2026-11-14T02:21:00Z","seen":"2026-11-14T03:16:00Z","lang":"en","country":"JP","source":{"id":"kite-japantimes-co-jp-1c3e4f","name":"japantimes.co.jp","domain":"japantimes.co.jp"},"via":"kite-japantimes-co-jp-1c3e4f","topics":["asia","japan"],"image":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2026/11/14/thumbs/400x400/574008.jpg","story":"st_2gqc3hl4dty6auivzbiq","category":"conflict-war","category_p":0.39,"category2":"politics","sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.15,"political":0.93}