Japan Inc. Now Exporting Weapons

Written By The USA Links on Sunday 20 July 2014 | 17:51


WSJ.com: US Business

Japan Inc. Now Exporting Weapons

July 20, 2014 2:10 p.m. ET


TOKYO—Japanese military contractors are taking their first steps toward selling weapons abroad since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe relaxed an export ban, a politically sensitive shift for a nation that long hesitated to turn its technology prowess into arms-sales profits.


On Thursday, the Ministry of Defense approved exports of a sensor made by Japan's largest military contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., for use in air-defense...





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