TOKYO, Ramadan 4, 1435, Jul 1, 2014, SPA -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet adopted on Tuesday a resolution dropping a ban that has kept the military from fighting overseas since World War Two, Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera confirmed, Reuters reported. The change will significantly widen Japan's military options by ending the ban on exercising "collective self-defence", or aiding a friendly country under attack. It will also relax limits on activities in U.N.-led peace-keeping operations and "grey zone" incidents short of full-scale war. --SPA 12:29 LOCAL TIME 09:29 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w