The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party's political affairs research chairs will hold discussions. They will discuss whether to allow the export of defense equipment jointly developed with other countries to third countries.

It is unclear whether the talks will make any early progress. The government is considering adding conditions such as not exporting to countries where fighting is taking place, but discussions are progressing quickly and a conclusion is expected to be reached by the end of this month. The situation is unclear, says the LDP's Watanabe.