TOKYO: Japan's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter planes that it is developing with the United Kingdom and Italy to other countries, in the latest example of the East Asian country's shift from its postwar pacifist principles.

The decision to allow international arms sales is expected to help secure Japan's role in the fighter jet project and part of a move to build up Tokyo's arms industry and bolster its role in global security.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details