from Daily Sabah
A defense firm in Japan halted its strategic cooperation agreement with an Israeli military tech company following the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling last month, urging the country to prevent genocide in Gaza.
"We have currently suspended any new activities related to the memorandum of understanding and plan to terminate the memorandum by the end of February,” said Hachimura Tsuyoshi, the chief financial officer of Itochu Aviation, regarding their agreement with Elbit Systems.
The partnership was established at the request of the Japanese Defense Ministry as deemed necessary for national security and Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, he told an earnings press conference.
On the Jan. 26 world court ruling, Hachimura said Tokyo supports the court’s role and thus is cutting off the pact this month...
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