Ishiba told Trump Japan willing to buy U.S. transport planes for SDF

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told U.S. President Donald Trump during their meeting earlier this month that Japan is willing to buy U.S. military transport airplanes for the Self-Defense Forces, government sources said Wednesday.Ishiba expressed Tokyo's willingness to purchase the aircraft, believed to be C-17s, from its ally when he met with Trump at the White House on Feb. 7, the sources said, in a possible attempt to reduce pressure from Washington to boost defense spending.Ishiba's idea was welcomed by the U.S. side at the meeting, the first summit between the two leaders since Trump's …READ FULL ARTICLE