TOKYO -- Japan is making a full-throated sales pitch for Japanese-made frigates, fighter jets and other defense equipment, looking to export them to countries diversifying arms deals outside the U.S.
Defense sector looks to tap demand as countries reduce reliance on US arms

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba views a display at the DSEI Japan 2025 defense expo outside Tokyo. © Kyodo
TOKYO -- Japan is making a full-throated sales pitch for Japanese-made frigates, fighter jets and other defense equipment, looking to export them to countries diversifying arms deals outside the U.S.