Japan PM Says Fighter Plane Exports Wouldn’t Breach Peace Ethic

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said exporting a fighter jet that’s set to be developed with the UK and Italy would not breach his country’s pacifist principles, as the ruling coalition struggles to reach agreement on allowing the step.

Defense ministers from the three countries signed a treaty in Tokyo in December to develop the next-generation jet, in what is known as the Global Combat Air Program. The aim is to reach the development phase by 2025 and have the aircraft in service by 2035.