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Surprise meeting of the Diet concluded - Defense Budget to jump by factor two and a half within the next two years


In a session barred public access, the Kusari Diet came together during the early morning hours today to 'discuss matters of national security'.
For weeks now, our workers in the field noticed a sudden uptick in security concerns raised among policy makers and a frequent appearance of Naval Forces representatives going in and out the various Ministry Buildings.

Roughly an hour ago, the curtain was lifted and we were granted exclusive insight on the exact contents of todays historic decision making.
For our dear viewers, here the rundown of todays occurrences as overview:

• The Sunrise Party called in an immediate Emergency Meeting at 2:26 am - a matter for which a party requires 35% of seats in the Chamber of Commons (45.78%, Sunrise Party).
  
  
• Representatives of both Chambers gathered by 3:08am and the session began officially at 3:15am.
  
  
• The Sunrise Party presented a threat analysis (details were withheld towards our editorial staff) and laid out plans for a new defense budget plan they have worked on together with representatives of the IAF for the past weeks.
  
  
• At roughly 3:38am, six out of ten representatives of the Kusari Commoners Party left the hall in silent protest to an increased military spending.
  
  
• The Chamber of Commons voted on the proposal with these results:
  
  • In Favor: 378 [Sunrise Party: 206/206 / Ninkyō Dantai: 148/148 / Kanawaga Agricultural Association: 21/24 / Kusari Commoners Party: 0/10 / Society of Progress: 0/26 / Liberals of Tokyo: 3/39]
    
    
  • Against: 66 [Kanagawa Agricultural Association: 3/24 / Kusari Commoners Party: 4/10 / Society of Progress 26/26 / Liberals of Tokyo: 36/39]
    
    
  • Invalid: 6 [Kusari Commoners Party: 6/10]
    
  
  
• The motion passed the Chamber of Peers vote with 67/90 in favor of the proposal.
  
  
• By 5:21am this morning, the new budget plan was signed into effect by Imperial Prime Minister Miyasu.
  
  
• As per information provided by Sunrise representatives, the new budget plan permits for: "A vast modernization and expansion project of the IAF, primarily the IKN, in pursuit of long-term stability and intimidation of newfound threats to sector-wide stability."
  
  
• Our analysts concluded that this sudden increase could lead to the establishment of two full sized Tokugawa-led groups within the next 3 years in addition to overhauls to the existing fleet. The exact steps to be taken remain a mystery, as the IAF refuses to comment on operational details as per usual.
  

Stay tuned for more!
Yours truly,
Kuno Chiyuki, NTT