NAGOYA:Japan's first domestic passenger jet successfully took off on its maiden test flight Wednesday, culminating a decade of development for a programme aimed at competing with Brazilian and Canadian rivals in the global market for smaller aircraft.

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) -- developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries -- lifted off from the runway at Nagoya airport.

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