Japan Loosens Arms Export Rules in Break From Post-WW2 Pacifism

For over 80 years, Japan kept its weapons at home. That policy ended on April 21, 2026. In the most significant overhaul of Japan arms export rules since World War II, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet scrapped the ban on selling lethal weapons overseas — opening the door to exports of fighter jets, warships, missiles, […]

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