{"id":16861,"date":"2023-12-24T07:25:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T01:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/japan-approves-massive-military-spending-growth-lifts-ban-on-lethal-weapons-exports\/"},"modified":"2023-12-24T07:25:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T01:55:23","slug":"japan-approves-massive-military-spending-growth-lifts-ban-on-lethal-weapons-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/japan-approves-massive-military-spending-growth-lifts-ban-on-lethal-weapons-exports\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan approves massive military spending growth, lifts ban on lethal weapons exports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Japanese government approved a significant bump in military spending and an end to the country’s ban on exporting lethal weapons.<\/p>\n

The Cabinet of Japan made the decision Friday to increase defense spending by 16% and overturn the export ban which has been in place since World War II.<\/p>\n

“In taking the action, we hope to contribute to defend a free and open international order based on the rule of law and to achieve the peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the press following the announcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Kishida added, “There is no change to our principle as a pacifist nation.”<\/p>\n

Japan’s first export of lethal weapons was made immediately following the change, sending Patriot-guided missiles to the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The missiles were previously manufactured in Japan under a US license.<\/p>\n

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Prime Minister Kishida delivers a speech during a ceremony ahead an Air Self-Defense Force Review at Air Self Defense Force (ASDF) Camp Iruma in Saitama prefecture, Japan, Tokyo.<\/span> (David Mareuil\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The approval marks yet another step towards the full remilitarization of Japan, which was provided with a constitution renouncing its right to wage war by US occupying administrators following WWII.<\/p>\n

“The scope, scale, and speed of Japan\u2019s security reforms have been unprecedented,” U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel said on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Emanuel called the change in policy “a significant example of Japan\u2019s shared commitment to deterrence.”<\/p>\n

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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) mobile combat vehicles fire ammunition during a live fire exercise at East Fuji Maneuver Area at night in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan.\u00a0<\/span> (Tomohiro Ohsumi\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Japan’s government, headed by the powerful Liberal Democratic Party, is aiming to increase the country’s relevance on the geopolitical stage through a series of reforms to its demilitarized status.<\/p>\n

Territorial disputes with the People’s Republic of China and demonstrations of aggression from neighboring North Korea have pushed Japan towards securing more formidable military capabilities.<\/p>\n

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Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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