“Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday announced her country will begin selling lethal weapons abroad, a major shift from a post-World War II pacifist commitment during a time of heightened security concerns in the region,” the Washington Post reports.“Takaichi, a security hawk who wants to unshackle her nation’s defense industry, said on X that Japanese companies will now be able to sell arms to 17 countries with which Japan has signed defensive equipment and technology transfer agreements, including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and several Southeast Asian nations.”