Japan flexes defense ambitions at arms show<br /><br />Japan opens its largest-ever arms show on May 21, 2025, a display that Defense Minister Gen Nakatani says marked the pacifist nation's deepening push for overseas defense cooperation and weapons exports. The DSEI (Defense and Security Equipment International) Japan exhibition near Tokyo showcased Japanese missiles, warships and research into lasers and electromagnetic railguns. The event, double the size of the event in 2023, drew 471 firms from 33 countries, including 169 from Japan—twice as many as two years ago, according to organizer Clarion Defense & Security. A decade after lifting a military export ban, Japan is taking its first steps into global defense cooperation encouraged by the United States and European partners eager to share development costs and tap into its industrial base.<br /><br />REUTERS VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher<br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#TMTNews<br />#Japan
