JAPANESE Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to visit the Philippines this year, his top diplomat in Manila said Friday, as the two states seek to bolster defense and security cooperation.

"It is expected that, by the end of this year, Prime Minister Kishida will visit the Philippines to forge even closer ties and lasting partnerships," Japanese Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa said during a reception for the 69th anniversary of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) in Makati.

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