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flag Japan's opposition opposes easing arms export rules, fearing it undermines pacifism and could make Japan a weapons exporter.

flag Japanese opposition parties are opposing a ruling coalition plan to ease arms export restrictions, warning it threatens Japan's postwar pacifist principles. flag The LDP and Japan Innovation Party aim to revise the Three Principles on Defense Equipment transfers, potentially allowing lethal weapons exports by February 2026. flag Critics, including former Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Communist Party leader Taku Yamazoe, fear the move could create a military-industrial complex and turn Japan into a weapons exporter, sparking domestic backlash over the shift in defense and foreign policy.

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