MANILA, Philippines -- Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact Monday allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint drills in the Southeast Asian nation that came under brutal ...

From left, Japan Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, Japan Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Philippines' Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo and Philippines' Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. join hands ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko shakes hands with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a meeting in Manila, Philippines, July 8, 2024. Credit: Facebook/Bongbong Marcos The ...

Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact allowing Japanese forces to conduct joint drills in the Philippines. The Reciprocal Access Agreement permits Filipino forces to train in Japan.

President Joe Biden and President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines greet Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan in the Blue Room, Thursday, April 11, 2024, before their trilateral meeting in the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, Japan and South Korea make up a "strategic triangle" in the Indo-Pacific that gives the United States and its allies major operational room in the region, ...

THE roots of Japanese-Philippine friendship can be traced nearly seven decades ago, when diplomatic relations between the two nations were formalized through the signing of the Peace Treaty and ...

MANILA, Philippines — Warm greetings to the people of the Philippines. I am Ishiba Shigeru, prime minister of Japan, and I am truly delighted to be visiting your country. Japan and the Philippines are ...

Japan and the Philippines agreed this week to boost cooperation on weapons and military technology amid Chinese aggression in the East and South China seas. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and ...

MANILA, Philippines — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that his country and the Philippines would start talks on two proposed defense pacts to further boost their security alliance ...