Daily Memo: Japan to Relax Defense Export Rules, Congo Renegotiates China Deal

Tokyo is looking at the possibility of exporting certain defense equipment.

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Japanese changes. Japan will relax its strict defense equipment transfer rules to allow the export of next-generation fighter jets set to be jointly developed with Britain and Italy, according to a report by Kyodo News. The country’s two ruling parties reportedly agreed to amend the policy later this month to enable the jets to be […]

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