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 shortages of both personnel and production capacity.

Erstmals seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg darf Japan „tödliche Waffen“ ins Ausland verkaufen. Damit soll unter anderem die heimische Rüstungsindustrie gestärkt werden.

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…

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…