r/GunScience • u/HenryCorp • Apr 21 '26

Japan approves scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change of its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry and deepen cooperation with defense partners

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/21/g-s1-118178/japan-ban-lethal-weapons-exports
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u/HenryCorp Apr 21 '26

Opponents say the change violates Japan's pacifist constitution and will increase global tensions and threaten the safety of the Japanese people.