Starmer to meet Japan’s Takaichi as fighter jet funding sputters ^56.9%

The Japan Times - By Sakura Murakami, Ellen Milligan - 6/14/2026, 5:48 AM

Hindsight Bias 35.9% - Framing Effect 35.9% - Pessimism Bias 35.9%

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi on Sunday as uncertainty mounts over their joint fighter jet program with Italy because of doubts about the U.K.’s commitment. The Global Combat Air Program — an initiative between the three nations to develop a next-generation fighter jet by 2035 — has... more