TOKYO -- Japan's Ministry of Defense hosted an event here to facilitate deals between the U.S. military and Japanese defense contractors, seeking to promote the country's ship and aircraft-related maintenance services and space satellite parts.
Tokyo seeks to tap American repair, space needs to boost its domestic industry

Raymond Greene, deputy chief of mission for the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, attends Industry Day on Oct. 19, where defense contractors from the U.S. and Japan marketed products to the American military. (Photo by Yusuke Takeuchi)
TOKYO -- Japan's Ministry of Defense hosted an event here to facilitate deals between the U.S. military and Japanese defense contractors, seeking to promote the country's ship and aircraft-related maintenance services and space satellite parts.