Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that "no single country can now protect its own peace and security alone."

PM Takaichi aims to boost security cooperation in Indo-Pacific and other regions

This clears the way for Japan to sell weapons to more than a dozen countries.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that "no single country can now protect its own peace and security alone."

The country hopes to bolster national defense and boost economic growth. But the decision, seen as going against the country's pacifism, has caused unease among some of the…

Tokyo approves plan to scrap restrictions, prompting warnings that this could undermine the country’s pacifist constitution.

Alongside efforts to help allies in a deteriorating security environment, Japan wants to revive its own national defense industry, which has advanced technology but faces…