Japan had been expected to announce the removal of lethal weapons exports restrictions as global military spending surges.

The approval clears a final set of hurdles for Japan's postwar arms sales and facilitate its future sale of weapons such as a next-generation fighter jet and combat drones.

Japan has endorsed scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change of its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry and deepen cooperation with defense partners.

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering on Tuesday (Apr 21) to a shrine honouring the country's war dead that has long angered neighbouring countries but did not visit in person,

While immediate damage appears limited, the bigger question now is whether this quake could be a precursor to something larger.

Japan is taking part in the annual Balikatan military drills led by the Philippines and the US starting Monday. This marks Japan's full and high-profile participation in the military exercises for the first time, rather than participating as observers or ...