CNA938 Rewind - As Japan loosens arms exports rules, what does it signal to Singapore? #SGToday
Decades-old restrictions on arms exports have been lifted by Japan, allowing it to sell warships, missiles and other weapons overseas. While the aim is to strengthen its defence industrial base and bump up economic growth, critics say the move violates Japan’s pacifist constitution, which renounces war. Daniel Martin discusses further with Dr Bernard Loo, Senior Fellow, Military Studies Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS).