Japan Frets over Fighter Rollout Target and Weighs Stopgap Options, Sources Say

Japan frets over fighter rollout target and weighs stopgap options, sources say

The joint Global Combat Air Program is falling behind schedule due to a lack of urgency from Britain and Italy, one of the sources said.

Japan rules out defense deal in return for U.S. tariff easing

Japan has no intention of purchasing defense equipment from the United States in return for the easing of tariff measures, a minister said Friday, in the run-up to a fourth round of bilateral trade talks.

‘Few options’: Japan minister heads to US with US$6.9 billion spending package

Japan’s economy minister is heading to Washington this week for a fresh round of talks in an effort to protect vital US trade ties.

Japan’s Trade Envoy May Leverage US Defense Purchases in Tariff Talks

Japan is considering using the buying of American defense products as leverage in trade talks, Tokyo’s top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said on May 29. Akazawa, Tokyo’s economic revitalization minister, is bound for the United States for the fourth round of negotiations between Tokyo and Washington on May 30. Other items on the table will include cooperation in shipbuilding, revisions to inspection standards for imported vehicles, and incr…

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Japan eyes US defence gear purchase ahead of another round of tariff talks

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