Japanese authorities have lifted a total ban on arms exports

From today, Japan ends its policy of de facto export ban. weapons and military technology, ITAR-TASS. In exchange, the country's government adopted new principles related to the supply of arms abroad.

From now on, states that are not in a state of military conflict or under the restrictive sanctions of the UN Security Council can count on Japanese armament. In this case, the weapons supplied by the Land of the Rising Sun should contribute to the peace and security of Japan.

In 1967, Tokyo adopted three principles for exporting weapons - it was forbidden to sell them to communist states, countries under UN sanctions or conflicts. In 1976, the Japanese government announced that it was virtually completely rejecting such supplies in accordance with its pacifist foreign policy. However, then there were some exceptions - primarily for the United States.

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[Smiles to you]

So, what will they sell? They have everything imported or a license. Apparently decided to help South Korea? Passions run high however ...

[Aryan]

Tamagotchi fighting will fill the world arms market!
Fear Danians bringing gifts!
nobody canceled the Trojan horses!

[Saburo]

Are you seriously? Read about the Self-Defense Forces at least on Wikipedia.

Japan has a national MBT program.

All infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers of own production.

Self-propelled guns of own production.

Some types of self-made air defense systems.

Not to mention small arms.

[Saburo]

I wanted to post a bunch of pictures but something went wrong ...

Look at least at the tanks.

Type 74

Type 90

Newest Type 10

Etc. The list is very large, these are BMP and armored personnel carriers, self-propelled guns, air defense systems, both self-propelled and stationary, anti-ship missiles and not only that. This is only about the Ground Forces, there is also the Air Force and the Navy.

In general, this is a topic for a separate article, what can Japan expose the world arms market.

[RUSS]

Quote: Saburo

In general, this is a topic for a separate article, what can Japan expose the world arms market.

If it were not for the restrictions on certain types of weapons and military equipment that were imposed on Japan after the 2nd World War, I am sure the Japanese would squeeze many modern players in the arms market.

[Beck]

Quote: RUSS

If it were not for the restrictions on certain types of weapons and military equipment that were imposed on Japan after the 2nd World War, I am sure the Japanese would squeeze many modern players in the arms market.

YEAH.

Give the Japanese free rein. For one generation, they went from a bow and arrow to an Arisak rifle and battleships.

Feudal Japan is over in 1869 year. When the shogunate was abolished and feudal estates were liquidated, including the samurai (Meiji restoration). And already in 1905 year Japan declared itself as a powerful power, having won the first victory of the East over the forces of the West that dominated the world for about 500 years.

Now, having removed all restrictions, Japan will join the world arms export market. And it is not known how many years it will take her (I think a little) to displace the sharks of the military business at the world arms trade bazaar. It is clear that the Chinese cheap and, accordingly, not so high-quality weapons, will have to be the first to squeeze in Asian bazaars.

[komel]

Electronics will be very inert. Israel has long been interested in the possibility of purchasing Japanese electronics for use in its weapons systems. As a component supplier, Japan could actively engage in the military modernization of India. This would be in line with China’s Japanese containment goals. Tokyo has already taken the first steps to intensify military-technical cooperation with Delhi. Japan will contribute to the process of forming systems of opposing alliances in Asia.

Japan, despite many years of restrictions on military exports and military construction, has a surprisingly powerful defense industry. The country is capable of independently producing almost the entire range of land forces armaments, including armored vehicles, artillery and tactical missile weapons, various air defense systems, combat aircraft, submarines, surface ships and weapons for them. The Japanese industry is comparable in its capabilities or even surpasses the defense industry of such large arms exporters as France and Great Britain. At the same time, due to the high cost of labor and resources, as well as low production volumes, Japanese weapons are extremely expensive.

[Siberian19]

what kind of armaments are these? they have everything like amerovskoe!

[Saburo]

I am sure now India and countries of Southeast Asia, such as Indonesia, will begin to be purchased. At one time, many were interested in Japanese self-propelled howitzers and tanks. China will definitely not be happy.

[Rakti-kali]

Quote: Saburo

I am sure now India and countries of Southeast Asia, such as Indonesia, will begin to be purchased.

Well, well ... No need to drive horses like that. The cost of Japanese weapons is still somewhat high.

[kopar]

Their main weapon is electronics. They will trade it. It finally dawned on them that they need to earn money, and not sit in isolation.

[KOSMOS]

Arms market is a tidbit. It’s a sin to refuse, and I think there are technologies in Japan.

[Coffee_time]

Yes, and our defense industry will kick, to create competitiveness in the market, you see, they’ll come up with something new

[Gagarin]

After Fokusima, the country has a colossal deficit in the energy sector. A CABLE NEEDED TO BE DRAWN FROM THE RUSSIAN COAST.
And for such a project, you need to stop suffering x ... her and decide who is a possible ally and who is the Americans.

[Nayhas]

Yeah. In theory, this news should be the most important! This means that Japan is ending with its pacifism and a new player with rather great potential will appear in the arms market over time.
PS: lovers of military equipment provided new topics for discussion.

[Cripple cross]

Battle robots will be sold. Transformers probably unmanned)))

[mamont5]

And how will Japan and Russia trade? The peace treaty has not yet been signed.

[sv68]

and buy through a shell company that we are interested in, we will bring and study

[RUSS]

Quote: mamont5

And how will Japan and Russia trade? The peace treaty has not yet been signed.

Big bucks will always find a loophole or workarounds.

[mountain]

Japan, a serious player and armaments can produce technological and competitive.

[Hairy Siberian]

Ninth article of the Constitution of Japan:

“Sincerely striving for international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounces war as the sovereign right of the nation, as well as the threat or use of armed force as a means of resolving international disputes.
To achieve the goal indicated in the previous paragraph, land, sea and air forces, as well as other means of war, will never be created in the future. The right to a state of war is not recognized. "

Now Japanese pacifism has gone even further.

[kelevra]

After all the exceptions and limitations that the Japanese have set, there’s no one to trade with, and the Americans are unlikely to let their ally sell weapons!

[Anton Gavrilov]

The restrictions imposed after the defeat during WWII are gradually being removed. They need to build up military power, primarily aviation and the navy, so that there is something to fight with China, whose navy has been growing recently at an unprecedented pace.

[dmitrij.blyuz]

Quote: Gagarin

After Fokusima, the country has a colossal deficit in the energy sector. A CABLE NEEDED TO BE DRAWN FROM THE RUSSIAN COAST.
And for such a project, you need to stop suffering x ... her and decide who is a possible ally and who is the Americans.

Fukushima is more panic than real. Ours warned them back in the 90s. With a mustache! We jumped. And about the weapons, they have excellent electronics. The machines are the same. will be, like, the Japanese Autonomous Republic as part of Russia, we'll see then!

[awg75]

It was high time, stop practicing self-flagellation.