TOKYO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government on Friday approved a record 115.54 trillion yen (about 733 billion U.S. dollars) draft budget for fiscal 2025 as expenditures for social security and national defense continue to rise.
The general-account budget for the year starting next April exceeded the 110 trillion yen-mark for the third consecutive year and surpassed the previous record of 114.38 trillion
