Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a news conference at his official residence in Tokyo November 21, 2014. REUTERS/Yuya Shino
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is considering creating a government-backed financing arm for weapons exports, a move that would accelerate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shift away from the country's pacifist past and strengthen Tokyo's regional security ties as China's military power grows.
As a first step, the government plans to convene an advisory panel to consider specific proposals to create a way to finance military sales by Japanese firms and fund defence industry cooperation abroad, four people involved told Reuters.
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