Ukraine appealed to Japan to supply weapons, including missiles, but Ukraine’s request was denied for “violating Japanese law”.
According to the Japanese agency “Kyodo”, citing government sources, Ukraine sent a letter to Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi at the end of February requesting weapons. The list included ammunition, anti-tank missiles and surface-to-air missiles.
Japan considered sending arms and ammunition to Ukraine a violation of the Three Principles on arms supply abroad, and the request was therefore denied. As a result, Tokyo decided to send body armor, helmets, warm clothing, photographic equipment, tents, food and generators to Kiev.
In 2014, the Japanese government officially abandoned its policy of banning the export of arms and military technology, which had been in place for nearly half a century. At the same time, strict rules were established in this regard, with Japan refraining from exporting weapons to countries engaged in a military conflict or subject to UN Security Council sanctions.
Sending weapons abroad is only permitted if they “contribute to the cause of peace and contribute to the security of Japan”. The new rules require careful monitoring of the use of Japanese weapons and military technologies only for the above-mentioned purposes, and control of their transfer to third countries.
Source: TASS
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