Japan approves plan to sell fighter jets to other nations in latest break from pacifist principles
by Mari Yamaguchi
Mar 26, 2024
3 minutes
Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with Britain and Italy to other countries, in the latest move away from the country’s postwar pacifist principles.
The contentious decision to allow international arms sales is expected to help secure Japan’s role in the joint fighter jet project and part of a move to build up the arms industry and bolster its role in global security.
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