Japan and Philippines agree to elevate ties to new level amid China concerns ^56.7%

The Japan Times - By Gabriel Dominguez, Jesse Johnson - 5/28/2026, 10:38 AM

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Japan and the Philippines on Thursday agreed to elevate ties to a level Japanese officials have characterized as “just short of a formal alliance,” during a historic visit to Tokyo by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The penultimate day of the Philippine leader’s four-day state visit to Japan — which included a rare address... more