The Philippines has joined Japan and Australia in pushing the international community to start negotiations on a treaty to restrain the use of fissile materials that are capable of undergoing fission through low-energy thermal neutrons as weapons for warfare. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique...
The Philippines, the US and Japan have committed to ensure the status quo in the Indo-Pacific region as leaders of the three countries held a brief meeting in Jakarta to discuss current developments in the South and East China Seas. At the gala dinner hosted by Indonesia during the ASEAN...
TOKYO, Japan -- The release of wastewater from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific will begin on Thursday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced, despite opposition from fishermen and protests by China. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (AFP) Japan insists the...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to visit the Philippines by the end of the year as Tokyo keeps the momentum of its positive defense ties trajectory with Manila. Kishida's visit will happen in the same year that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. visited Japan, where he...
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shakes hands with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. (Courtesy of the Cabinet Public Relations Office) TOKYO, Japan – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he plans to visit South Korea next week for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol,...
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent his sympathies on the passing of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, who he considers a “good friend,” Japanese Ambassador to Manila Kazuhiko Koshikawa said on Thursday, April 20. (From left) Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del...
The strategic partnership between the Philippines and Japan is evolving to even higher levels, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday, April 5, said. Zubiri issued this statement after he and 10 other Filipino senators held an audience with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio as part of...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has committed to support the Philippine government's infrastructure projects that are focused on socio-economic development, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Sunday, Feb. 12. During his state visit in Japan, President...
The proposed Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA)-like pact that's purportedly being explored by the governments of the Philippines and Japan is "a work in progress". House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from left) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. (Speaker's office) Thus, said...
Coming in "full force" to Japan was the Philippine delegation's way of honoring its gracious host. From left to right: House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri, and House Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Speaker’s office) House...
As the Philippines and Japan agreed to strengthen their ties in various areas, the two governments also reached mutual positions on issues concerning the region, such as war, abduction, and sea tensions. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio meet on...
TOKYO, Japan — Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio lauded the "further advancement of communication at various levels" between Manila and Tokyo, saying his country gives great importance to its cooperation with the Philippines. Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and President Ferdinand...
