Ranking diplomats from the Philippines, the United States and Japan met in Tokyo Thursday to conduct talks in preparation for the upcoming trilateral meeting among the three countries’ leaders amid threats to peace and security in the Indo-Pacific. According to the White House, Department of...
President Marcos, United States President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio are scheduled to hold their first trilateral leaders’ summit at the White House in April. (From left) US President Joe Biden, President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., and Japan Prime...
Filipinos are safe in Japan after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the coastal prefecture of Ishikawa, where at least eight people were reported killed. Philippine Ambassador to Tokyo Mylene Garcia-Albano said Tuesday, Jan. 2, that the embassy has not received any report about the 1,300 Filipinos...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hosted a gala dinner on Sunday, Dec. 17, to celebrate the “historical milestone”: the 50th anniversary of the friendship and cooperation between Japan and Southeast Asia. (Photo from Bongbong Marcos Facebook page) The dinner, hosted by the...
TOKYO, Japan —Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has extended his sympathy to the victims of the strong earthquake and explosion in Mindanao. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/Yummie Dingding) Kishida conveyed his sympathy during his opening statement...
TOKYO, Japan —The Philippines and Japan agreed to reach an "early conclusion" of the negotiations of the proposed defense agreement between the two countries. President Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/Yummie Dingding) During the 25-minute...
President Marcos, together with other Southeast Asian leaders, enjoyed the best of Japanese hospitality when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida feted them and their spouses at a banquet at the Asakasa Palace in Tokyo on Friday night, Dec. 16. (Front row from left) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet with...
There will be no chance for the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between the Philippines and Japan to be signed during President Marcos' visit to Tokyo this week. DFA Assistant Secretary Daniel Espiritu (RTVM Screenshot) It might, however, be discussed during the bilateral meeting between the...
Japan said it was not tolerating any action that would raise tension in the South China Sea after the Philippines accused China of attacking one of its supply ships with a water cannon in the waters off Ayungin Shoal. In a statement on X, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said that the proposed Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between the Philippines and Japan will not be one-sided and will be beneficial to both countries. Zubiri made the statement to allay fears that the military accord may result in abuses and stated...
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio (2nd from left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (rightmost) (Speaker’s office) Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's historic address before Philippine Congress has galvanized the House of Representatives as far as...
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio (left), Jordan Clarkson (Speaker’s office, Facebook) The Philippines and Japan are two basketball-crazy nations--something that Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio somewhat alluded to during his historic address before...
