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How Japan is rebuilding its war machine | About That
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Japan lifted a ban on lethal weapons exports that had been in place since the Second World War. Andrew Chang explains how the country is repositioning itself on the global defence market, and why it is rethinking its military readiness in a major shift from pacifist politics. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images Image credit at 05:23: Vauxford - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Image credit at 05:35 Cdw1952 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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