Japan lifts ban on lethal weapons exports in major shift of pacifist policy
Japan could soon sell weapons overseas, including fighter jets, in a shift from its decades-old pacifist policy.
Japan Overhauls Arms Export Policy
- Japan eases restrictions on lethal weapons exports to boost security cooperation Al Jazeera —
- Japan moves to sell weapons abroad after decades of limits CNN —
- Japan to sell lethal arms in move away from post-war pacifism ABC News —
- Japan ends 80-year-old self-imposed rule to sell weapons abroad — what does it mean for India Times Of India —
- Japan approves lethal weapons exports in postwar policy shift AP News —