After the removal of spending caps, the bond market and pressure from the United States are among the few remaining constraints on Takaichi's efforts to increase government spending on policy priorities. ^[1] Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government eliminated spending caps in strategic fields in the fiscal 2027 budget. ^[2] Japanese ministries submitted budget requests for the 2027 fiscal year totaling approximately 143 trillion yen, which is higher than the combined total of the 2026 budget and supplementary budget. ^[3] Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes to meet with US President Donald Trump at international events in the next few months. ^[4] Sanae Takaichi's effort to grow AI and chips through public spending risks driving up Japanese government bond (JGB) yields. ^[5] Finance Minister Kiuchi stated that comparing the 2027 fiscal year requests to the combined size of the 2025 supplementary budget and the 2026 initial budget provides a more accurate comparison. ^[6] Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government is changing the budget process by including certain expenditures that were previously met with supplementary budgets into the initial budget to increase transparency. ^[7] Rising bond yields are increasing debt service costs, contributing to the need for higher expenditures in defense, social security, and the economy. ^[8]