Japan to share advance defense procurement plans with contractors

Change will allow for easier planning and help boost production Ground Self-Defense Force tanks unleash rounds during the Fuji Firepower Exercise in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture on June 7. TOKYO — Japan's Defense Ministry will start notifying contractors in advance of the volume of equipment it plans to procure to help them plan production over the medium to long term, Nikkei has learned.

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