Japan ditches decades of arm export curbs as US reliability wavers
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Japan is set to relax its decades-long restrictions on arms exports, strengthening its defense industry and deepening security ties with other countries. The move is seen as a response to wavering US reliability and rising security tensions.
Japan is poised to ease its long-standing limits on arms exports, a shift that analysts say will bolster its domestic defense industry and reduce reliance on the US. The government plans to approve revisions to the Three Principles on the Transfer of Defence Equipment and Technology next week. The changes will establish a mechanism to monitor the end-use of exported weapons and prevent their onward sale to third countries or transfer to terrorist groups. The move marks a significant departure from Japan's post-war stance as a 'peace-loving nation'. Japan's defense industry is expected to benefit from the relaxation of rules, with potential exports including drones for Ukraine and warships for Australia.
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