The government has been examining a proposed amendment of operational guidelines of the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology to export next-generation fighters which Japan is co-developing with the United Kingdom and Italy to third countries. Now, the amendment outline has been revealed. The pillar of this amendment is that export items are limited to next-generation fighters and the destination countries for this export are only countries who signed transfer agreements in line with the Charter of the United Nations. With respect to the export of next-generation fi…