Event Brief
Japan scraps lethal weapons export ban
Filed: Apr 28, 2026 at 9:05 AM ET
Summary: Tokyo scrapped a decades-old ban on exporting lethal weapons to bolster allies.
WHO: Tokyo
WHAT: Scrapped a decades-old ban on exporting lethal weapons
WHEN: Apr 28, 2026 at 8:11 AM ET
WHERE: Japan
WHY: To bolster allies as security tensions with China and North Korea intensify.
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