Japan scraps a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy
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April 21, 2026
The approval by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet of the new guideline clears a final set of hurdles for many arms sales, including of a next-generation fighter jet and combat drones.
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