00:00Japan has ended decades-old limits on arms exports, signaling a major shift from its post-war pacifist stance.
00:07The overhaul allows Japan to sell lethal weapons like warships and missiles, and is aimed at strengthening its defense industry.
00:14It comes as Japan and Australia sign a $7 billion deal for warships, and as Japanese combat troops take part
00:21in U.S.-Philippines joint military drills for the first time.
00:24Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro welcomed the news, saying Japan was entering a new era of cooperating with like-minded
00:32countries and deterring unlawful behavior.
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