´³²¹±è²¹²Ô¡¯²õ sweeping relaxation of arms export controls has been welcomed with a wave of interest from partners eager to diversify supply chains and deepen defense-industrial cooperation.?

¡°A number of countries¡± have approached Tokyo with ¡°expressions of interest and various needs¡± regarding Japanese defense equipment, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday, underscoring growing international attention to ´³²¹±è²¹²Ô¡¯²õ evolving security posture.

Announced the same day, the policy shift by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s government allows exports of lethal weaponry and finished systems to the 17 countries that currently have defense equipment and technology transfer agreements with Japan.