Japan Bets on Arms Exports for Economic Resilience and Security
Japan’s lift of its ban on arms exports marks another stage in the country’s gradual transformation into a more proactive security actor. Amid rising geopolitical instability, the reform empowers the National Security Council to handle arms exports and integrates defence transfers into Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s renewed Free and Open Indo-Pacific Initiative. The policy positions arms exports as a means to sustain economic resilience and international stability.
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