AUKUS eyes potential Japan cooperation in autonomous maritime systems

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Japan and the AUKUS countries -- Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. -- see potential for sharing technology. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters) 

SHAUN TURTON and RURIKA IMAHASHI, Nikkei staff writers

SYDNEY -- Australia, the U.K and the U.S said on Wednesday that they will look to leverage Japanese technical expertise to develop maritime autonomous systems if Japan participates in the technology-sharing component of the AUKUS pact.

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