TOKYO -- Japan plans to permit exports of all defense equipment produced under foreign licenses to the countries where those patent holders are based, in a loosening of the nation's rules on arms trade.
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Japan to allow arms exports to patent-holder nations
Decision on transfers of jointly developed fighter jet still up in air
A Patriot missile defense system. Japan's government and the ruling LDP envision exports of air defense missiles and fighter jets to the U.S. and other countries. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
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