Japan cabinet approves $19bn extra budget in response to Iran war

Published June 3, 2026 Updated June 3, 2026 07:45am

Japan’s cabinet approved a $19 billion supplementary budget to support households struggling with soaring everyday costs driven by the Iran war, AFP reports.

The extra budget was “decided” at a cabinet meeting, the prime minister’s office said on its website.

Top government spokesman Minoru Kihara told reporters at a news conference that the cabinet had allocated a total of 3.1135 trillion yen.