Japan's IHI to open offices in U.K., Italy for next-generation fighter jet

Move marks first overseas step for Japanese companies involved in program

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IHI, Rolls-Royce and Avio Aero are among the companies involved in developing the fighter jet. (Source images by Japan's Defense Ministry, Arata Shigeno)

ARATA SHIGENO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese industrial group IHI plans to establish development centers in the U.K. and Italy for a joint effort by Japan and the two countries to build a next-generation fighter jet, Nikkei has learned.

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