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Economy & Trade April 21, 2026 380 stories in this edition

Japan approves removing ban on lethal weapons exports

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Japan approves removing ban on lethal weapons exports

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Japan endorsed scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a significant change of its postwar pacifist policy, as the country seeks to build up its arms industry.

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