Japan spent a record amount on the defense of the country

Such information is reported by the Associated Press.

As the country's authorities noted, the reason for the sharp increase in the defense budget was the strengthening of the anti-missile defense system because of threats from North Korea.

It is noteworthy that this excess of defense spending was the sixth since the arrival of Prime Minister Abe to power.

As reported earlier in the "URA-Inform," President of the United States of America Donald Trump, signed the country's defense budget for the 2018th fiscal year. The document defines the financing of the activities of the armed forces of the country. The budget contains permission to allocate $ 350 million to help Ukraine in the security sector.