Japan is considering exporting used Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers to the Philippines, as the key U.S. allies deepen security cooperation amid China's assertive maritime posture, a government source said Sunday.Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro discussed the plan when they met in Singapore in June, the Japanese source said.Japan's principles on the overseas transfer of defense equipment and technology restrict exports of lethal weapons under its war-renouncing Constitution. But the ban does not apply to joint development or production proj…READ FULL ARTICLE
