Source (paywall): https://www.ft.com/content/539bdbe1-a535-44fb-aa7a-2c1fe1828adf
From the post:
>Japan will allow its companies to export lethal weaponry for the first time, in a landmark break with its pacifist stance as it seeks to become a manufacturing powerhouse in the global arms market.
The historic policy shift comes in response to what Japan sees as the “most severe” security environment since the second world war, and sets up companies such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries to become major suppliers of missiles, aircraft and ships to the US, UK and countries in south-east Asia.
Source (paywall): https://www.ft.com/content/539bdbe1-a535-44fb-aa7a-2c1fe1828adf
From the post:
>>Japan will allow its companies to export lethal weaponry for the first time, in a landmark break with its pacifist stance as it seeks to become a manufacturing powerhouse in the global arms market.
The historic policy shift comes in response to what Japan sees as the “most severe” security environment since the second world war, and sets up companies such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries to become major suppliers of missiles, aircraft and ships to the US, UK and countries in south-east Asia.