Japan has approved scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports in a big change of its postwar pacifist policy

Japan has approved scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports in a big change of its postwar pacifist policy

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The Associated Press

April 20, 2026, 9:24 PM ET

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TOKYO -- Japan has approved scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports in a big change of its postwar pacifist policy.