Panel seeks changes to arms export ban

Panel seeks changes to arms export ban

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) receives a report from Tsunehisa Katsumata, chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. who heads a panel of experts reviewing Japan's defense policy, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 4. The report called for easing Japan's ban on weapons exports and a change in the interpretation of the Constitution to ensure Japan has the right to exercise collective self-defense.

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