Japan Wants to Sell Lethal Weapons? Fair Observer

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]Now, there are a lot of reports that are coming out that Japan is looking to sell lethal weapons to Philippines.

[00:00:07]That would be a major change and a major breakaway from from Japan's pacifist image that began after World War II.

[00:00:16]Now, my main question to you is how much of these reports are true? Is Japan really looking to sell lethal weapons? I know the last time we spoke you talked about how Japan doesn't give lethal weapons. They have given something to the Philippines which is more like a radar.

[00:00:34]It's not really used to inflict damage.

[00:00:37]But So, I want to know are these reports true? And and second, can Prime Minister Takaichi even do this? Does she have the mandate from from the Japanese parliament to do this?

[00:00:48]Okay.

[00:00:49]The first question, yes. So, literally speaking, if you read the cabinet decision, yes, we can export whatever we agree. So, it's not limited in the non-lethal weapons. Now, you technically we can export any kind of the arms any kind of the defense defense equipment.