Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has arrived in the Philippines to further boost an alliance in the face of China's ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held talks on Tuesday with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, in a move to advance ...

The Philippines and Japan plan to expand their security partnership, their leaders said, as both countries grapple with ...

Japan’s Ishiba and Philippines’s Marcos meet in Manila as nations confront China’s assertiveness in South China Sea.

The leaders of Japan and the Philippines pledged in Manila on Tuesday to deepen security ties, including increased ...

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

Ishiba's visits follow Chinese President Xi Jinping's own tour of the region, reflecting a broader competition for influence ...

The Philippines, Marcos said, would continue its strengthened strategic partnership with Japan, which “shares our ideals and aspirations of upholding democratic institutions and the rules-based ...

The leaders of Japan and the Philippines have pledged to deepen their security ties, including increased intelligence sharing, as they grapple with territorial disputes with China. On his first ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, and ...

Japan is open to negotiating and concluding an information security agreement with the Philippines, the spokesman for its ...

The two leaders also explored ways to further defence and economic ties, with talks centred on Japan's official security assistance programme, of which the Philippines was among the first ...