Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a news conference after their meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Istanbul, November 14, 2015. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese and Philippine leaders will agree this week on a deal paving the way for Tokyo to supply Manila with used military equipment, possibly including aircraft that could be deployed to patrol the disputed South China Sea, sources said.
The deal will mark the first time Japan has agreed to directly donate military equipment to another country, and is the latest example of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's more muscular security agenda.
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