Japan scraps a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy

Issued on: 21/04/2026
FRANCE24

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. FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago reports.

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