Japan scraps a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy (opens in new tab)

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 Korean aggression. The approval by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet of the new guideline clears a final set of hurdles for […] The post Japan scraps a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy appeared first on OODAloop.