Partners line up for arms deals as Japan opens defense industry door 61.8%
The Japan Times - By Gabriel Dominguez - 4/22/2026, 1:59 AM
Framing Effect 35.5% - Biased Writer Voice 35.5% - Appeal to Authority 30.8%
Japan’s sweeping relaxation of arms export controls has been welcomed with a wave of interest from partners eager to diversify supply chains and deepen defense-industrial cooperation. “A number of countries” have approached Tokyo with “expressions of interest and various needs” regarding Japanese defense equipment, Defense Minister... more