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The export ban was eased on 1 April 2014 by Shinzo Abe during his second term as prime minister. [3] The basis of the ban was the Three Principles on Arms Exports (Japanese: 武器輸出三原則, romanized: Buki-yushutsu-sangensoku) adopted by the National Diet of Japan in 1967 dealing with situations in which arms could not be exported from ...
Following accusations that Japan was supplying napalm for U.S. forces during the Vietnam War, the Three Arms Exports Ban was implemented in 1967 to prevent arms export to countries who fit any of the three criteria: countries in the Eastern Bloc, countries under an arms embargo by the United Nations Security Council, or countries that are ...
Japan has long prohibited most arms exports under the country's pacific constitution, although it's begun to take steps toward a change amid rising regional and global tensions.
The controversial move is the first major revision of Japan's arms export ban since an earlier easing in 2014. “In taking the action, we hope to contribute to defend a free and open ...
(Reuters) -Japan said on Friday it would prepare to ship Patriot air defence missiles to the United States after revising its arms export guidelines earlier that day, in the pacifist nation's ...
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The dozens of Type 90, or “Kyumaru,” tanks rumbling through recent shooting drills on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido exemplify the challenge its arms makers face both at home and overseas ...
It has never been exported outside Japan due to its strict Japanese arms-export ban. [8] It is known in JGSDF service as Buddy. [6] [9] The Type 89 was introduced to replace the Howa Type 64 battle rifle in frontline units, entering service in 1989. It has remained Japan's principal service rifle since then.