Japan Condemns Chinas Ban on Dual-Use Exports

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2025. STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty ImagesTokyo on Jan. 7 said Beijing’s ban on dual-use exports targeting Japan is unacceptable, amid increasing tensions between the two major Asian economies.The Chinese communist regime on Jan. 6 announced that it would ban the export of dual-use items to Japan, which are goods, software, or technologies that have both civilian and military applications.