Japan mulls over building purely domestic fighter jet

TOKYO: Japan is considering building its own fighter jets after years of playing second fiddle in a US construction partnership, a report said, in a move likely to stoke fears of its military resurgence among Asian neighbours.

Japan’s attempt in the 1980s to build its first purely domestic fighter since World War II faced US resistance and resulted in joint US-Japan development and production of the F-2, the Nikkei newspaper said.