The Philippines' new foreign minister has said she sees no problem if Japan were to amend its pacifist Constitution to ...

THE roots of Japanese-Philippine friendship can be traced nearly seven decades ago, when diplomatic relations between the two ...

Japan and the Philippines are treaty allies of the U.S. and their leaders held three-way talks in April at the White House, where President Joe Biden renewed Washington’s "ironclad" commitment ...

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Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China's maritime expansion, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, as the two U.S. allies increase ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — 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 ...

Japan plans to give coastal radar systems worth about $4 million to improve the Philippine Navy’s capabilities as part of its official security assistance program, Mr. Kishida said.

Other OSA recipients Japan has selected for this year are Bangladesh, Fiji, and Malaysia. Kishida will fly to Malaysia after leaving the Philippines Saturday.

MANILA, Philippines — The leaders of Japan and the Philippines agreed Friday to start negotiations for a key defense pact that would allow their troops to enter each other’s territory for ...

Japan and the Philippines signed an agreement to forge closer defence ties in January 2015 and have since conducted nearly 20 joint naval drills. In 2021 they also held joint air force exercises.

The U.S. has repeatedly warned China over its escalating acts of aggression in the disputed waters against Japan and the Philippines, which are among Washington’s staunchest treaty allies in Asia.