Japan is considering selling air defence radar technology to the Philippines in what would be its first export of defence equipment since ending a nearly 50-year ban in 2014, with Tokyo already began offering technical information on the system to Manila, Nikkei Asia Review reports. Domestically, Japan also plans to acquire at least one aircraft carrier for the first time since the second world war, according to The Guardian, as the country attempts to counter Chinese maritime expansion in the Pacific ocean. Meanwhile, Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday that Japan’s military looks to raise spending over the next five years in response to security challenges and to narrow Japan’s trade surplus with the United States by buying U.S. equipment.