Japan crosses a threshold: first weapons export authorization

Japan, historically pacifist, authorizes for the first time the export of military technologies and equipment.

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This major policy shift reflects rising geopolitical tensions in Asia-Pacific and Japan's reassessment of defense strategy.

The decision marks a turning point in postwar Japanese foreign policy.

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