Japan moves toward loosening defense export rules

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A Japanese Type 10 tank during Operation Rising Thunder at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 15. 2014. (Photo by Ryan Hallock)Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has suggested that Tokyo may move toward easing restrictions on the export of defense equipment to nations involved in armed conflicts, signaling a potential policy shift in the country’s long-standing arms transfer framework. Speaking on October 27 during a YouTube program titled “Sokomade Kikitai!!” hosted by Osamu Sorimachi, Koizumi said, […]



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