Japan and Philippines Strengthen Military Ties

Naohiro Tamura & Shinsuke Uemura from The Yomiuri Shimbun:

At the beginning of the meeting, Kamikawa said, “We’d like to strengthen our bilateral cooperation to maintain and enhance the international order based on the rule of law.” Kihara added, “Japan-Philippines relations have seen significant progress in terms of defense cooperation and exchanges under the leadership of the president and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.”