TOKYO — Japan on Tuesday scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change in its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry amid worries over Chinese and North ...

Japan on April 21 scrapped a decades-old ban on exporting lethal weapons, clearing the way for sales of fighter jets, missiles, and warships to allied nations in the most dramatic shift in the country ...

“Pacifist restraints” have “shaped” Japan’s post-war security policy, said Reuters. The previous rules, introduced in 1967 and enacted in 1976, restricted military exports to non-lethal arms, such as ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has lifted its longstanding ban on lethal weapons exports, signaling a significant shift in its postwar pacifist policy. This decision comes as Japan seeks to enhance its arms ...

To fully understand its significance, we must situate the Cabinet decision within both its historical context and the evolving international environment. A Type 88 surface-to-ship missile is ...

TOKYO — Japan on Tuesday endorsed scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change of its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry and deepen cooperation ...

JAPAN’S PACIFIST shibboleths are falling one by one. A decades-long taboo against spending more than 1% of GDP on defence was abandoned in 2022; this year spending will reach nearly 2%. After long ...

Japan is removing restrictions on exporting lethal weapons for the first time in 50 years. Japan is feeling more threatened by its neighbors than it has in decades, and that has led to gradual shifts ...