Japanese government relaxes ban on arms exports
The Japanese government has lifted its ban on exports of arms and ammunition manufactured under license from foreign companies to their countries, and conditionally to third countries.
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The Japanese government has lifted its ban on exports of arms and ammunition manufactured under license from foreign companies to their countries, and conditionally to third countries.
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan relaxed its strict regulations on defense equipment transfers Friday in a bid to ramp up security ties with like-minded countri