Japnan endorses scrapping ban on lethal weapons exports
發佈日期: 2026-04-21 21:26
TVB News
Japan endorsed scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change of its postwar policy.
The approval of the new guideline by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet clears a final set of hurdles for Japan's arms sales.
The country had long prohibited most arms exports under its post-World War II pacifist constitution.
Exports had been limited to the areas of rescue, transport, alert, surveillance and minesweeping.
The new guideline scraps those limits, and allows for export of fighter jets, missiles and destroyers.
China expresses serious concern over the revision of rules, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun.
Guo said the international community "will remain highly vigilant over Japan's recent dangerous moves in the military and security fields."
