Nihon Keizai Shimbun
In March 2008, and again in October 2008, "Sankei Shimbun" and "Fuji Sankei Business I" reported that the government of Japan would buy ten MRJs to serve as short-haul and small-field VIP transports, supplementing the existing Japanese Air Force One Boeing 747 aircraft. The government was still considering this option as of July 2013, with MRJs possibly supplementing new Boeing 777 long-haul VIP transports, according to the "Nihon Keizai Shimbun".