The growing partnership between Japan and the Philippines is not an actual alliance – but it could affect the balance of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japan and the Philippines conducted their first military drill in October 2025 as part of a key defense pact that came into effect in September. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), signed in July ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new defence pact between Tokyo and Manila allows the Japanese military to deploy in the Philippines for the first time since ...

MANILA, Philippines — Japan and the Philippines agreed Monday to further deepen their defense collaboration and talk about protecting shared military information in the face of mutual alarm over China ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Philippine Foreign Minister Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi sign bilateral agreements ahead ...