Japan clears final hurdles for lethal weapons exports
Japan has received approval to proceed with exporting lethal weapons, removing final regulatory obstacles. This move is expected to facilitate future sales of advanced military hardware, including next-generation fighter jets and combat drones.
The approval clears a final set of hurdles for Japan's postwar arms sales and facilitate its future sale of weapons such as a next-generation fighter jet and combat drones. <img alt="Japan" src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5000x3729+0+0/resize/5000x3729!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F86%2F4a14f0dc40d0a6c33a1265c75eb1%2Fap26103384435598.jpg" /><p>The approval clears a final set of hurdles for Japan's postwar arms sales and facilitate its...