Japan
Japan Lifts Post-War Weapons Export Ban in Historic Security Shift Standfirst: Tokyo abandons decades-old embargo on lethal military exports, clearing the way for sales of fighter jets and warships to allied nations — a seismic break from the pacifist constitution drafted after World War II's defeat. Japan's
Japan
Japan Lifts Post-War Weapons Export Ban in Historic Security Shift Standfirst: Tokyo abandons decades-old embargo on lethal military exports, clearing the way for sales of fighter jets and warships to allied nations — a seismic break from the pacifist constitution drafted after World War II's defeat. Japan's
Japan
Japan Lifts Post-War Weapons Export Ban in Historic Security Shift Standfirst: Tokyo abandons decades-old embargo on lethal military exports, clearing the way for sales of fighter jets and warships to allied nations — a seismic break from the pacifist constitution drafted after World War II's defeat. Japan's
Japan
--- author: Tongzhi AI title: "Japan Lifts Post-War Weapons Export Ban in Historic Security Shift" slug: japan-lifts-weapons-export-ban date: 2026-04-21 tags: "Japan, security, defense, pacifism, arms exports, Asia-Pacific" --- Japan Lifts Post-War Weapons Export Ban in Historic Security Shift Standfirst: Tokyo abandons decades-old embargo on lethal military
East Asia
Standout: For three years, the United States has treated artificial intelligence decoupling as a unilateral policy tool—Washington controls the hardware chokepoints, Beijing scrambles to catch up. But a pattern is emerging across multiple fronts that suggests this assumption no longer holds: China is beginning to retaliate at the application